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All Borders Blur Conference Report
We are happy to report that our second project conference “All Borders Blur: Mapping Intersections and Genre Crossings in UK Spoken Word Poetries since 1965” successfully took place from 11-12 November at Queen Mary University London. Here you can find the conference report with the cover design by Shefali Banerji.
Job Ad & Conference Update
Today, we have two exciting pieces of news!
Firstly, Poetry Off the Page is looking for a new postdoctoral researcher to start asap. Please find all details and a link to the full advert on our ‘jobs’ page.
Secondly, we are happy to announce that All Borders Blur is approaching fast – registration has opened via Eventbrite, so if you haven’t gotten your (free) tickets yet, now’s the time! We are so excited for this event!
Workshop with Spoken Word Poety Ty’rone Haughton
VK Poetry Off the Page, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik.
Spoken word poet Ty’rone Haughton will visit the VK Poetry Off the Page (Julia Lajta-Novak) on 26 May to perform some of his poetry, answer the students’ questions, and engage them in creative activities.
Ty’rone (ti-rone) Haughton is a Jamaican born, Leicester based poet, freelance practitioner, advocate and former looked after child. Ty’rone’s poetry focuses on social observations, identity and vulnerabilities. Ty’rone’s writing is distinct, it is gentle yet brutal in approach. Ty’rone uses meticulous lyricism and storytelling to invite his audience in before punching them in the throat.
You can find out more about him on https://www.thaughtonpoetry.com.
This workshop is organized by Poetry Off the Page in collaboration with ViennaLit Literaturverein and Renaissance One.
Cover photo by Kate Green Photography.
Interview with PI Julia Lajta-Novak
Our PI Julia Lajta-Novak worked on an article for the University of Vienna’s magazine for scientific communication “Rudolphina”. Access the full German-language text here!
Newsletter #5
Our second newsletter for 2023 is out! Have a look below:
Paul Muldoon Reading
Together with Ass.-Prof. Dr. phil. Dieter Fuchs, M.A. and MMag. Dr. Tamara Radak from the Centre for Irish Studies, the Poetry off the Page team organised a guest lecture by the Pulitzer Prize winner and poet Paul Muldoon. In this lecture, Muldoon read from his published work and spoke about poetry in performance.
We really enjoyed the wonderful lecture, as well as the productive collaboration with our colleagues from CIS and look forward to more projects like this in the future!
Call for Papers
The Call for Papers for our second project conference “All Borders Blur: Mapping Intersections and Genre Crossings in UK Spoken-Word Poetriese Since 1965” has been published. You can find the full-colour CfP here, as well as a text-only version here. For more information as well as contact details, please consult the official All Borders Blur website!
Deadline for abstracts: 08 May 2023
Taking the Mic Conference Report
Taking the Mic, our very first project conference, took place in November 2022. It was a day-long event celebrating Black British spoken word Poetry since 1965, co-convened by our very own Dr. Emily Kate Timms and Dr. Deirdre Osborne FRSA of Goldmiths University of London.
We are excited to present you with Dr. Timms’ conference report detailling this vibrant day (talking about) of spoken word!
Read the report here!
Newsletter #4
The PoP Team wishes everyone a happy new year! Read our first newsletter of 2023 here:
Conference Update
Registration for our first project conference “Taking the Mic: Black British Spoken Word Poetry Since 1965 – Aesthetics, Activisms, Auralities” is now open. The conference is a free event with options for remote attendance: is a free event with options for remote attendance – you can register here: www.takingthemic.net/registration