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MSt tutor Rebecca Abrams on “The Jewish Journey: 4,000 Years in 22 Objects” in The Observer

MSt tutor Rebecca Abrams’ article complementing her book, The Jewish Journey: 4,000 Years in 22 Objects, is in The Observer of 15th October 2017. From The Observer : ‘Like stars in a complex constellation, these objects convey the sweep of … Continue reading

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Kellogg College Creative Writing Seminar Series: Helen Mort, 22 November 2017

“Failsafe: the value of getting it wrong” Helen Mort Mawby Room, Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road 5 pm (refreshments) for 5.30 pm All are welcome and no bookings are necessary Helen Mort was born in Sheffield. She has published two … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Helen Mort’s BBC radio commissions, “Millstone” and “Give me Space Beneath my Feet” available to listen to online,on iPlayer

MSt tutor Helen Mort’s two new radio commissions, broadcast on BBC Radio3, are now  available to listen to online on iPlayer: The Essay – Cornerstones: Millstone    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04n84h6 Between The Ears – Give me Space Beneath my Feet   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096g27p (part … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Rebecca Abram’s “The Jewish Journey: 4000 years in 22 objects from the Ashmolean Museum” out now

MSt tutor Rebecca Abram’s The Jewish Journey: 4000 years in 22 objects from the Ashmolean Museum has been published by the Ashmolean Museum, (ISBN 978-1-910807-03-3). Read more about it/buy it online from the Ashmolean online shop.

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MSt tutor Roopa Farooki to be keynote speaker at the Asian Writer Festival, 21 October, Royal Asiatic Society

MSt tutor Roopa Farooki will be the keynote speaker at the Asian Writer Festival  on 21 October, at the Royal Asiatic Society. Roopa will also be doing a panel on relationships in literary fiction. Twitter link and eventbrite links below. … Continue reading

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Rehearsed reading of MSt tutor Ben Brown’s play “The Promise”, London, November 2nd

There will be a rehearsed reading of MSt tutor Ben Brown’s play The Promise on November 2 at the JW3 in Hampstead. The reading will be followed by a panel discussion chaired by Jonathan Freedland, From the JW3 announcement: “On … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis’ “Taking Mesopotamia” translated into Farsi

MSt tutor Jenny Lewis’ poetry collection, Taking Mesopotamia, has been translated into Farsi by Mohammad Sadegh Raisee and published in Iran on 30 August 2017.

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MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s translation of Henri Michaux is Poetry Book Society’s Autumn Recommended Translation

MSt tutor Jane Draycott’s translation of Storms Under the Skin by Henri Michaux has been named Poetry Book Society Autumn Recommended Translation. From the Poetry Book Society’s announcement. “Poet and artist Henri Michaux (1899-1984) was one of the most original … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Jenny Lewis on her project “Promoting poetry through public engagement”, Carcanet blog

“In May 2016 I won the Inaugural Warden’s Prize for Public Engagement in Doctoral Research at Goldsmiths. The award reflected the way my doctoral studies into Mesopotamian literature and my retelling of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh(forthcoming from Carcanet Press … Continue reading

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MSt tutor Helen Mort explores voices from around the world for BBC Radio 4

MSt tutor Helen Mort presents BBC Radio 4’s “Bodies in Motion” series. From the Radio 4 announcement: “The first edition of a new globe-trotting poetry series. Poet Helen Mort explores exciting voices from around the world. This week, she hears … Continue reading

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