º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics discuss festive poetry in podcast
A group of academics from the School of Arts, English and Drama have recorded a special Christmas episode for the School of Poetry podcast.
Dr Oli Tearle is an author, Lecturer in English at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and also host of the podcast, and is joined by his fellow colleague’s Dr Sara Read and Dr Barbara Cooke in the newest episode.
The School of Poetry podcast is both an entertaining and educating series dedicated to discussing and analysing the good – and the not so good – in the world of poetry.
The series has so far looked at themes including cats and breakups, but for this episode, the trio will be getting into the festive spirit and looking at Christmas-themed poems, although they cannot promise they will be quite so joyful.
They discuss Victorian poets such as Christina Rossetti, looking at the simplicity and repetition used in one of her most renowned pieces of work, In the Bleak Midwinter – but the question is, is it a carol or a poem?
The Christmas special also includes the regular segments So Bad, It’s Good and One from the Vaults, a feature focusing on an underappreciated or lesser known poet. This episode focuses on the work of the seventeenth-century writer and poet Lady Hester Pulter.
Dr Barbara Cooke’s research focuses on twentieth-century and modernist (auto)biography and life writing, and she is currently working a project about the works of Evelyn Waugh.
Dr Sara Read is a Lecturer in English at the University, specialising in early modern literature and medicine. She recently explained how to make a traditional seventeenth-century mince ‘pye’ as part of the University’s Christmas campaign - the video can be viewed online.
Listen to the episode below or download from the iTunes store here. Previous episodes from the series can also be found online.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 18/169
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It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2018 QS World University Rankings, top in the country for its student experience in the 2018 THE Student Experience Survey and named University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019 and the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2019, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2019. It was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities.
It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
A group of academics from the School of Arts, English and Drama have recorded a special Christmas episode for the School of Poetry podcast.
Dr Oli Tearle is an author, Lecturer in English at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and also host of the podcast, and is joined by his fellow colleague’s Dr Sara Read and Dr Barbara Cooke in the newest episode.
The School of Poetry podcast is both an entertaining and educating series dedicated to discussing and analysing the good – and the not so good – in the world of poetry.
The series has so far looked at themes including cats and breakups, but for this episode, the trio will be getting into the festive spirit and looking at Christmas-themed poems, although they cannot promise they will be quite so joyful.
They discuss Victorian poets such as Christina Rossetti, looking at the simplicity and repetition used in one of her most renowned pieces of work, In the Bleak Midwinter – but the question is, is it a carol or a poem?
The Christmas special also includes the regular segments So Bad, It’s Good and One from the Vaults, a feature focusing on an underappreciated or lesser known poet. This episode focuses on the work of the seventeenth-century writer and poet Lady Hester Pulter.
Dr Barbara Cooke’s research focuses on twentieth-century and modernist (auto)biography and life writing, and she is currently working a project about the works of Evelyn Waugh.
Dr Sara Read is a Lecturer in English at the University, specialising in early modern literature and medicine. She recently explained how to make a traditional seventeenth-century mince ‘pye’ as part of the University’s Christmas campaign - the video can be viewed online.
Listen to the episode below or download from the iTunes store here. Previous episodes from the series can also be found online.
Notes for editors
Press release reference number: 18/169
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is equipped with a live in-house broadcast unit via the Globelynx network. To arrange an interview with one of our experts please contact the press office on 01509 223491. Bookings can be made online via www.globelynx.com
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.
It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, named the best university in the world for sports-related subjects in the 2018 QS World University Rankings, top in the country for its student experience in the 2018 THE Student Experience Survey and named University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times University Guide 2019 and the Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2018.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is in the top 10 of every national league table, being ranked 4th in the Guardian University League Table 2019, 5th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019 and 7th in The UK Complete University Guide 2019. It was also named Sports University of the Year by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2017.
º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and is in the top 10 in England for research intensity. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.
The º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ London campus is based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and offers postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities.
It is home to influential thought leaders, pioneering researchers and creative innovators who provide students with the highest quality of teaching and the very latest in modern thinking.
