Clive James on John Clare: ⁦John Clare Society⁩

Reading Cynthia Cruz's MELANCHOLIA OF CLASS and thinking of this Alice Notley poem

We are still inviting applications from overseas researchers in the social sciences and humanities for the Visiting Fellowships 2025. Awards of up to £40,000 in value are available for international and collaborative research projects. Find out more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/visiti…

Come work with us! We are welcoming applications for our Head of Collections Discovery & Systems role until 15th September; an exciting opportunity to join our team and lead on the digital discovery and preservation of our collections gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/a… #TeamUofG

Pls share: Here we go again! Latest new job at Strathclyde in our team is a Teaching Associate post, 2 year fixed term, across English & Creative Writing. See more heeeeeeere - Teaching Associate (642120) (engageats.co.uk)

Neema Avashia "One of the biggest dangers of Vance is his implication that Appalachians are not only stupid but ineducable; such is the malicious misconception of thinking people choose to be ill, poor, or down on their luck." 🔥

My favourite charity in Glasgow: IntoUniversity, working out of Govan & Maryhill, supporting kids from the toughest backgrounds, through primary & secondary, to think about where they might end up, working to open kids up to all kinds of possibilities. Magical, inspiring work.

Now on the BARS Blog: Helping to Run the John Clare Society--a call for aid! See our full blog here: bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=5478. Please RT and share widely!

Pigs now flying.

In depressing academic referencing news...

How do you say in academic: "I don't know"?

We can now confirm the dates for #BIAJS2025. Our 2025 annual conference will be held in #Glasgow on 7-9 July, and hosted by University of Glasgow's School of Critical Studies under the presidency of Dr Mia Spiro. Watch out for our Call for Papers!

This week, Rodge Glass launches 'Joshua in the Sky,' a creative nonfiction book interrogating Scottish literature (K. Jamie, A. Gray, M. Faber) alongside (auto)biography Taproot Press Glasgow, 5/9, with Sara Sheridan Edinburgh, 18/9, with Esa Aldegheri tinyurl.com/bd8pdjaa

"councils had stopped running hundreds of libraries in the UK - with most closed. A further 900 libraries have had their hours reduced in the past 7 years. "The poorest parts of the country were about 4 times more likely to have lost a local facility..." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We are super grateful to our esteemed sponsor Ink Sweat & Tears, a pioneering UK-based webzine, for supporting the #BBBF24.🎉📚 Your commitment to showcasing poetry, prose, prose-poetry, and word & image pieces from diverse voices is truly commendable.✒️ 🎟️ barbican.org.uk

My article with ken kiss on thread form at the crystal palace is out open access. Full article: Thread form at the Crystal Palace tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Giving my inaugural lecture on Wednesday 18th September in the Senate Room University of Glasgow, trying to pair up my interests in Romantic Studies and Fantasy. Starts at 5:30pm, drinks and snacks after: eventbrite.ca/e/inaugural-le….

Happy 274th birthday, Robert Fergusson! Tomorrow, #ProjectFergusson begins a suite of events and collaborations to celebrate the life, works and legacies of Fergusson. Join us to commemorate and enjoy this remarkable poet who remains relevant today. robert-fergusson.glasgow.ac.uk/events/

Ivor Cutler, "I'm walking to a farm". Used to play this in a lecture while getting students to watch flail-threshing. It never worked really but I loved the look on their faces as this wee bucolic ditty dragged on. youtube.com/watch?v=sbtnyS…