News — Falmouth University English & Creative Writing

Peter Redgrove at Woodlane

In this piece, Senior Lecturer and poet Rupert M Loydell remembers fellow poet and colleague, Peter Redgrove

Two Poems by Alfred Coleman

In the first installment of our two poems series, Alfred Coleman shares poems inspired by the view from his window in Falmouth.

Event: Poetry Slam Wed 23rd Jan at The Kings, Falmouth

Come be a part of the Cornish poetry scene in this spoken word even organised by one of our students, Isabella MacDonald.

community, Events, poetryFalmouth SOWJJanuary 22, 2019events, poetry, falmouth, community

You Are Invited to the Gallery Launch of Holly Corfield Carr's Subsong, a Public Poetry Reading

You are invited to a Public Poetry Reading and Gallery Launch of Holly Corfield Carr’s new book of poems Subsong. Register for a free ticket here.

An interview with alumni Aaron Kent, founder and creative director of Broken Sleep Books

Alumni Aaron Kent talks to Rupert Loydell about setting up and running Broken Sleep Books

Alice Oswald: Nature Poetry and Climate Change

Seren explores the inextricable links between Writer-in-Residence Alice Oswald's poetic worlds, and our changing one.

An Interview with Holly Corfield Carr

Award-winning poet Holly Corfield Carr joins second-year Falmouth student Melody Gillett to discuss her upcoming collection, Subsong.

Review: Recipe for Being a Woman

Seren reviews former Falmouth student Hermione Cameron's debut collection.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJApril 5, 2018writing, poetry, Hermione Cameron, alumnae, graduates, women

Tradition & the Social Media Poet: Alice Oswald & Rupi Kaur

Melissa compares classical poetry and the emergence of the new social media poets, looking to Oswald and Kaur as representatives.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJMarch 22, 2018Alice Oswald, Writer in Residence, Rupi Kaur, social media, poetry, poet, writing, writers

National Trust Reboot: #FalUni and #NatTrust Collaboration in its Second Year, with Poet Holly Corfield Carr

Introducing Holly Corfield Carr, our sophomore writer for the National Trust & Falmouth University publishing project. Here is a little insight into her poetry.

Falmouth SOWJMarch 13, 2018National Trust, poetry, Holly Corfield Carr, landscape, devon, Falmouth University

Students Published: Galatea Resurrects

Work by Falmouth students from last year’s Writing as a Reader module has been published in the online journal Galatea Resurrects.

community, news, writingAdminFebruary 2, 2018publications, staff publications, Rupert Loydell, poetry, visual poetry

How Writing Has Changed Me

On the transformative power of the written word.

community, news, student work, writingFalmouth SOWJFebruary 1, 2018writing, creative writing, poetry, mental health

Alice Oswald and Re-Writing Mythology

Seren looks at Alice Oswald's Memorial next to its mythological predecessors, exploring Oswald's distinctive approach to myth.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 23, 2018Alice Oswald, poetry, poems, Homer, epic, mythology

Writers In Cornwall: Simon Armitage

Daniella explores Simon Armitage's connection to Cornwall, while drawing attention to his down-to-earth poetics.

community, newsFalmouth SOWJJanuary 15, 2018poetry, Simon Armitage, Cornwall, Isles of Scilly, Travel writing, literature

Staff Publication: Process, Remix, Juxtaposition, Assemblage and Selection

Rupert Loydell has published a critical paper in Axon on the 21st century poet's use of autobiographical material.

community, researchAdminJanuary 11, 2018research, Rupert Loydell, informatics, creative writing, poetry

The Tender Map from Guillemot Press Wins the Prestigious Michael Marks Award

The awards are presented by The Wordsworth Trust and The British Library, with this year's panel praising illustrator Ferraby's bold, archaeology-influenced images.