Haiku to Landai – poetry in motion

We have delivered workshops to Afghan women via skype again! Only this time it was from the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, and I was with my esteemed colleague Professor Sinead Morrissey. With the support of the School of English at Queen's University, and the British Council offices in both Northern Ireland and Kabul, this … Continue reading Haiku to Landai – poetry in motion

Poetry and Pints

Ok, I'm stealing the very clever title for the gatherings held by the English Society at Queen's - but I'm stealing it because it so aptly describes a recent night. This week I went to a poetry reading. I've been to prose readings before, but up until a few months ago you'd have been as likely … Continue reading Poetry and Pints