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On Wednesday 11th October Dr Ben Hickman, Senior Lecturer in Modern Poetry, will be launching his new book of poems, ‘If Bird, then Tree’ at … Read more

The Pilgrims Hospices and the School of English invite you to an evening of poetry with celebrated poet Christopher Reid as part of the Canterbury … Read more

We are very excited to announce that the tenth annual Canterbury Festival Poet of the Year awards evening will take place on Monday 2 October … Read more

School of English graduate Jeannelle Brew has recently published ‘Meet Mya & Family’, the first of a series of 12 children’s books focusing on Mya, … Read more

“Dickens Universe is a unique event: part-conference, part-festival, populated with Victorian literature enthusiasts. I was lucky enough to attend the 37th Dickens Universe as Kent’s … Read more

This one-day symposium invites research papers that explore the relationship between the Irish writer and ‘Little England’. How have Irish writers, dramatists, poets, artists, academics, … Read more

In the Guardian University Guide 2018 (published this week) the School of English ranked 7th out of 106 institutions for English and Creative Writing. The … Read more

Second year student Karl Knights recently won the award for Outstanding Contribution to Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity at the Kent Student Awards 2017 for his … Read more

Professor Abdulrazak Gurnah was born in Zanzibar and teaches English and Postcolonial Literatures in the School of English. His latest novel, Gravel Heart, was published … Read more

A weekend packed with art, poetry, music and fun! The event is jointly organised by the University of Kent Creative Writing, Poetry and Literature Societies and … Read more