Posts tagged with ‘poetry’
The Poetry of Therapy and Recovery [Postponed]
This event is a Counselling, Psychotherapy and Trauma Studies Seminar on The Poetry of Therapy and Recovery. Presented by Mark Pearson, Gary Winship, and Stefan Rennick Egglestone with readings from Dr Caroline Fox and Professor Martin Orrell.
Tags: counselling, poetry, recovery
Fast Speaking Women
Join us this International Women’s Day for an evening of live music and poetry.
Tags: fast speaking women, International Women's Day, international women's day 2017, live music, poetry
Epic journeys
Professor Helen Lovatt, Department of Classics, gives this inaugural lecture discussing how ancient epic uses the idea of the journey, and how these journeys were used in later cultures.
Tags: classics, Department of classics, epic, Greek, Helen Lovatt, inaugural lecture, mythology, poetry, public lecture, roman
In your head: spoken word expression of mental health
Come along to ‘In your head: spoken word expression of mental health’ in partnership with Rough Trade, featuring Jess Green, Eagle Spits and other performers.
Tags: culture, Disability December, health, mental health, music, people and culture, performance, poetry, Rough Trade, spoken word, wellbeing
Caroline Lawrence and the power of sadness – or, Virgil for reluctant readers
This lecture from Dr Helen Lovatt focuses on This lecture focuses on Lawrence’s adventurous choices in adapting the Aeneid for young readers. Part of the Popular Culture Lecture Series.
Tags: children, classics, Department of classics, family, Greek, Helen Lovatt, lieterature, mythology, poetry, pop culture, popular culture, Popular Culture Lecture Series
Being Human 2015: A Festival of the Humanities
The Being Human Festival returns in 2015, showcasing the role that the humanities have in the cultural, intellectual, political and social life in the UK. This year’s Nottinghamshire theme is ‘Creative City’. The University of Nottingham, working with a range of external partners in the East Midlands, will hold a series of events focused on the city of Nottingham as a creative space and source of inspiration.
Tags: Being Human, Being Human Festival, community, culture, local, Nottingham, performance, poetry
Grace Nichols and John Agard – Nottingham Poetry Festival
Grace Nichols and John Agard visit Nottingham Lakeside Arts as part of the Nottingham Poetry Festival 2015.
Tags: Grace Nichols, John Agard, literature, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, Nottingham Poetry Festival, poetry
Liz Lochhead- Somethings Old, Somethings New
From the bittersweet to the rude and raunchy, Liz Lochhead, the National Poet of Scotland, weaves […]
Tags: Department of English, literature, Nottingham Lakeside Arts, poetry
The continuing need for lesbian and gay literature
Professor Gregory Woods, poet and academic, presents ‘The continuing need for lesbian and gay literature’. With an introduction from Dr Abigail Ward, School of English. Free lecture for LGBT History Month, all welcome.
Tags: Abigail Ward, Gregory Woods, LGBT, LGBT History Month, literature, poetry, School of English
‘Read Hear’ – music and spoken word from Rob Green and more
Nottingham City Libraries, The University of Nottingham and I’m Not From London present ‘Read Hear’. This event will feature music and spoken word from Rob Green and other performers. Part of LGBT History Month.
Tags: I'm Not From London, LGBT, LGBT History Month, music, Nottingham City Library, poetry, Rob Green