This opportunity enabled me to think thoroughly about my own research ideas and gave me the confidence to discuss my research with academic staff and … Read more
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Tomi Adegbayibi shortlisted for the Michael Marks Poetry Award
The work itself is quite simply inspired by being human and then the sensory experience of sight and taste. It still goes on as it … Read more
David Herd’s Walk Song named a Book of the Year by the Australian Book Review
We’re delighted to announce that Professor David Herd’s collection of poetry, Walk Song, has been named a Book of the Year in the Australian Book Review (ABR). In making his selection, the writer John … Read more
First year student has poetry published in online literary journal
Congratulations to first year English Literature and Creative Writing student Hyla Etame, who recently had her poem, ‘Love Letter to My Fatherland‘ published by the online … Read more
David Flusfeder’s collaboration on the opera; Army of Lovers
Working on this opera has been a privilege and a pleasure for me. Army of Lovers, an opera collaboration between David Flusfeder, novelist and Senior … Read more
New and emerging writers: Submit your work to the Lucent Dreaming magazine
Lucent Dreaming is open for submissions for issue 12 of its magazine. Closing date 6th August 2022 Lucent Dreaming, is an independent magazine for emerging … Read more
Little Amal returns to the University
Kent welcomed back Little Amal – the 3.5 metre-tall living artwork of a young Syrian refugee child – to the Canterbury Campus for a special … Read more
Team of neurodiverse undergraduates launch new webzine
Writing Minds is a brand-new webzine curated and edited by a neurodiverse editorial team of undergraduate students. As a part of the School of English’s … Read more
Summer Litfest
A festival of literature, writing and ideas The School of English is delighted to announce the launch of the new Summer LitFest, a two-day celebration … Read more
An average week of a School of English student
Martha Grogan, who studies English and American Literature and Creative Writing with a Year Abroad, takes us through an average week, and offers some advice … Read more









