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September 19, 2023
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…
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May 26, 2023
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…
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May 25, 2023
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!
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May 23, 2023
Newsletter #5
Our second newsletter for 2023 is out! Have a look below:
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April 28, 2023
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…
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March 15, 2023
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…
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February 27, 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…
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January 26, 2023
Newsletter #4
The PoP Team wishes everyone a happy new year! Read our first newsletter of 2023 here:
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September 26, 2022
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
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September 14, 2022
Newsletter #3
Our third newsletter has arrived! Read it here.
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