The Pronoun Utopia by David Sergeant

By David Sergeant  For a while now a lot of my research has been circling around ideas of utopia, and how it relates to prose fiction; a reading that has involved drawing on a range of fields and approaches, from narratology to environmental criticism. However, it wasn’t until I was a fair way into assembling… Continue reading The Pronoun Utopia by David Sergeant

22 March 2017: Evening of Poetry and Marine Science

An evening of Poetry and Marine Science 22nd March 2017 at 5.30 pm at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory You are welcome to attend an evening of science, poetry and discussion, featuring talks and readings from five pairs of poets and scientists who have been working together to explore subjects ranging from algal blooms to ecosystem modelling, renewable energy… Continue reading 22 March 2017: Evening of Poetry and Marine Science

Feature: “The poetic film-making of Margaret Tait”

35mm filmstrip Painted Eightsome © Margaret Tait 1970, courtesy LUX

BY KAYLA PARKER The Orcadian artist, Margaret Tait (1918-1999), wrote prose and poetry, and made short films, usually shooting on 16mm with her clockwork Bolex camera. In her cinematic work she explored an array of highly experimental techniques, including painting and scratching on the film surface, from the beginning of her filmmaking career in Italy… Continue reading Feature: “The poetic film-making of Margaret Tait”

8 March 2016: Poetry reading by Anthony Caleshu and John Mcauliffe

You are warmly invited to the next Peninsula Arts Poetry Reading: Tuesday, 8 March at 7pm (wine reception from 6pm) Peninsula Arts Gallery, Roland Levinsky Building, Plymouth University Featured readers are ANTHONY CALESHU (Professor of Poetry at Plymouth University) and JOHN MCAULIFFE (Co-Director of the Centre for New Writing at University of Manchester).   Anthony… Continue reading 8 March 2016: Poetry reading by Anthony Caleshu and John Mcauliffe