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1 How Short Can a Short Poem Be? One of the most celebrated Christian epigrams is this: Betwixt the stirrup and the ground, Mercy I… Julian Thompson
2 Sarah Howe - Artefacts of Writing In her exquisite first collection, Sarah Howe explores a dual heritage, journeying back to Hong… Peter D McDonald
3 Tracy K. Smith - Artefacts of Writing We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal 1. Who owns these words?… Peter D McDonald
4 Edmund Blunden Margi Blunden, daughter of Edmund Blunden, talks about her father and his work. Margi Blunden
5 Impact of the 1914 – 1918 Poets Adrian Barlow looks at the impact of World War One poets in the years immediately following the War… Adrian Barlow
6 'Earth Voices Whispering’: Reading Ireland’s Poetry of WWI: An Introduction Professor Gerald Dawe relates the Irish poetry of World War One to the history of Ireland itself… Gerald Dawe
7 David Jones Often overlooked, Dr Stuart Lee introduces David Jones and his seminal work 'In Parenthesis'. Stuart Lee
8 Isaac Rosenberg: ‘Fierce Imaginings’ – the Private and the Poet Author and editor, Jean Liddiard, presents the life and work of Isaac Rosenberg. Jean Liddiard
9 Ivor Gurney: A Poet born out of War Dr Philip Lancaster presents the life of literary musician Ivor Guney, and introduces some the key… Philip Lancaster
10 Manuscripts In this short talk Dr Stuart Lee introduces some of the primary sources of World War One poetry:… Stuart Lee
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