I met the poet Joseph Marinus in front of a graffiti portrait of William Shakespeare. He sits on a foldable garden chair in front of a frayed blanket laden with multi-coloured A-5 […]
London’s Pavement Poet: Joseph Marinus
My Hero: Helen Dunmore
Lois Rushworth Everyone has a favourite childhood book, and I am no different. I first discovered Ingo when I seven years old; when I went to my local library one afternoon. As […]
Review: Michael Longley Reading
Jonathan Tait Sharing a space with prestigious literati is always special. To hold audience with Michael Longley at a Writers at York event on the 12th of October was transcendent. Heightened by […]
Am I A Bad English Student?
Katie Houston It was six months before UCAS deadlines and I was trying to perfect and polish my personal statement which was actually to study medicine. For the past four years I […]
Let’s Talk About Reading
Ellie Fells Why do we have this strange insistence on reading being a quiet activity? From the age of about 5 children are more or less forced to read in silence, a […]
My Hero: Jacqueline Wilson
Ellie Fells Hanging above my desk is a framed photo of my gappy-teethed, wonky-frindged, ten-year-old-self, proudly stood next to my all-time hero. With her bright white hair and silver jewellery, Jacqueline Wilson […]
The Fresher’s Diary
Ellie Fells Bridget Jones’ Diary has acquired somewhat of a cult status, both as a book written by Helen Fielding, and as a film featuring the familiar faces of Renee Zellweger, Hugh […]
#MeToo – What now?
As the # stops trending, what will be the impact of the latest social media phenomenon? Women’s lives depend on it. Anna Fraine It’s been two weeks since the start of […]
Are Video Games Literature?
Micah Mackay When I first made the mistake of bringing up the relationship between literature and video games in a room full of Interactive Media undergraduates, I was bombarded with questions. Are […]
Why Teach ‘Uncomfortable’ Literature?
Unpicking the purpose of teaching emotionally and politically sensitive material in the education system. Jonathan Tait News broke on Saturday 16th of October that Vice President of the Biloxi School Board Kenny […]
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