Sound Words: Hymns in Twentieth-Century Literature

Why did twentieth-century atheist or agnostic authors write so many hymns into their poems and novels? Dr Noreen Masud explains what inspired her to explore this question, with her findings recently published in The Review of English Studies (paywalled; free version via Durham Research Online) This post is republished from Noreeen's blog Parrots Ate Them...

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Colpitts Poetry Spring Reading (12th April)

After a couple of years' hiatus, Durham's longest-running poetry night is back with two local award-winning writers, SJ Litherland and Diane Cockburn, and music by Ian McKone. All welcome to Alington House on 12th April from 19.30. Entry £6 / £4 concessions. S.J. Litherland's seventh collection, Composition in White (Smokestack), traces the red threads running...

New Podcast: Crash and Burn: A Poetry Reading in Memory of Michael O’Neill

Also available to download via your favourite podcast player. In December 2018 we lost our colleague, teacher and friend Professor Michael O’Neill. Just before he died, Michael had completed his fifth collection of poetry, Crash and Burn and so, at a poignant poetry reading, we were able to remember Michael by celebrating the launch of...

Breath in Poetry (Public talk, 12th March)

Join Professor David Fuller, Professor (Emeritus) of English Studies and Researcher on the Life of Breath project, at a talk associated with the Catch Your Breath exhibition at Palace Green Library. This free, public event is on 12th March at 18.00. Poetry is not merely words on paper. For many poets it is about the...

A Puck of Poetry: Review of Mischief, by Peter Bennet

Peter Bennet’s latest collection, Mischief, takes readers from rural Northumberland to the aisles of Tesco, blending classical references with contemporary wit along the way. Soumyaroop Majumdar reviews. There is a lot to be said about the ordering of a collection, and with the very first poem, ‘The Place I am’, Peter Bennet pitches into the...