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William Wordsworth: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud – Polly Atkin
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William Wordsworth: I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud – Polly Atkin

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Poet in the City · Interview with Polly Atkin at Poet in the City’s I wandered as Lonely as a Cloud event Polly Atkin lives in Grasmere. She has taught English Literature and Creative Writing at QMUL, Lancaster University, the University of Cumbria, and most recently at the University of Strathclyde. Her debut collection of poetry Basic…

Emily Dickinson: Success Is Counted Sweetest – Nikita Gill
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Emily Dickinson: Success Is Counted Sweetest – Nikita Gill

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Nikita Gill is a Belfast-born poet, writer and artist and has been described as ‘one of the most successful and exciting instapoets working today’.   This interview was conducted on 3 October 2020 at King’s Place by Penny Hughes at Emily Dickinson: Success Is Counted Sweetest as part of Poet in the City’s “Fail Better” 2020 season.

Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy?
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Deconstructing Empire: The Great British Fantasy?

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Baudelaire: Botanist of the Sidewalk – Professor Helen Abbott
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Baudelaire: Botanist of the Sidewalk – Professor Helen Abbott

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Poet in the City · Interview with Professor Helen Abbott at Baudelaire – Botanist of the Sidewalk As Professor of Modern Languages at the University of Birmingham, Helen Abbott specialises in nineteenth-century French poetry and music. Her research explores ways of writing about word-music relationships in poetic language, in critical theories, and using digital methodologies. Her…