Tag: Poetry
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Heal The Wire
Typographic experiment here: loosely translating deliberate illegibility in the original cut-up book “Heal The Wire” (such as by reversing words, or taking advantage of printer smears) ➾ to regular inline text. T̵̡̹̙̦̍̓͌̾͊ime is a fraying tape of ɔ̷̹͔̹͔͇̀̓̒̏͋o̵̯͙͚͑ɿ̶̨͙͒͋̇o̵̙̍̕͘n̵̡̻̱̮͊͋̏͋͗ɒ̸̼̗͘v̵̧̩̱͑́î̶̡̜̳̿̓̈̕ɿ̴̥̪͈̭̊̆υ̷̪̖̰͔͔̾̾̈́ƨ̴̲͌̍ lessons and it twists off-again, on-again, T̸̟̬̉͒esting T̵̡̹̙̦̍̓͌̾͊esti̵͙̘̋̀͒͜n̷̛̝͓̋͑͠g̶̳͚͎͠ Ş̶̩̱̰͓͉͚̣̲̤͍̤̱̜̋̆̇̈́̑̐͗̓̕ing Ș̵̨̃ing̴̘̲͙̫̪̫̝̱̖̗̅͐̀̿̽̃͘ As we tip̷̨̨̗̯̩̠̈́̏toe the same ḅ̴͔̤̃́͠ranch, a…
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Forward Prizes for Poetry: 2020
Hear poems from each of the 15 shortlisted poets and find out who has won the most coveted poetry prizes in the British Isles at our online celebration. This is an unmissable event for anyone interested in the best new poetry published today.This free event, hosted by the British Library, takes place 3pm Sunday 25th October.…
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Mad, Bad & Dangerous: A Celebration of ‘Difficult’ Women
A documentary series of interviews between influential Irish women over 70. These women have been blazing trails for 50 years. They were moving mountains long before hashtags. The relationship that intersects age, gender and public space has never been so fraught. The need to see, hear and prioritise older people has been rendered explicitly visible.…
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Nobel prize in literature 2020
Congratulations to Louise Glück for winning the 2020 Nobel prize in literature and to Carcanet, her Manchester-based UK publisher since The Wild Iris, published in 1996 through to Faithful and Virtuous Night in 2014. Glück was praised “for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal.” Here is her reaction to the news
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THE ARTIST MUST THINK THROUGH TO THE END
Second year students at Manchester School of Art have created an exciting and diverse body of developmental work, as part of Unit X, the Art School’s innovative interdisciplinary module. The work has resulted in the digital showcase, The Artist must think through to the end, the poet’s ideas. Students have explored the ways in which words…
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MLF: Romalyn Ante, Will Harris & Nina Mingya Powles
Saturday 24 October 2020 – 12 pm Three exciting young poets read from their debut collections. What unites the work of all three is their exploration of the self, what it means to be multi-heritage in today’s world, and their unique and insightful observations. This event is hosted by Becky Swain, Director of Manchester Poetry…
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Poetry Health Service – Healing Through Poetry
The Poetry Health Service is a UK project inspired by the miracle of love, human connection and the healing power of poetry. The Poetry Health Service (PHS), founded by Manchester-based poet, playwright and performer, Hafsah Aneela Bashir, is a creative service offering both contemporary and classical poetry as a tool for connection and healing. Launched…
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