Oxford University Poetry Society

@oupsox

OUPS was founded in 1946. The society has since been striving to make Oxford a welcoming place for poetry lovers all

Oxford, Oxfordshire oxforduniversitypoetrysociety.com Joined April 2019

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Oxford University Poetry Society @oupsox May 30, 2024

Head over to Ertegun House now if you fancy discussing what it means to combine the languages we speak, to reconsider their boundaries, to bend them--and chat to other poets interested in making hybrids.

Starts at 2pm on 37a St Giles, chaired by the wonderful Hermán Luis Chávez

Oxford University Poetry Society @oupsox May 23, 2024

Join us tonight for a talk by three wonderful authors:

Palestinian poet Yousif M. Qasmiyeh (Writing the Camp)

British-Ukrainian poet @shevchenkonight (Food for the Dead)

Bulgarian writer Ivan Krastev (The Light that Failed)

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Oxford Politics and IR @Politics_Oxford May 16, 2024

Can we use words, poetry & literature to go beyond the cold statistics that have become the default way of conveying conflict, war & displacement?

Join @shevchenkonight (Cape Poetry), Ivan Krastev (Penguin) & Yousif M. Qasmiyeh (Broken Sleep Books) ow.ly/SgWr50RFByK

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Oxford University Poetry Society @oupsox May 17, 2024

Come along to the @CoveredMarketOx this evening with @thirzawakefield and us for an exceptional chat about the craft of poetry with Fitzcarraldo's own Rachael Allen.

Get hold of her latest at Gulp Fiction (and get it signed 😉) faber.co.uk/product/978057…

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Oxford University Poetry Society @oupsox May 11, 2024

Join us next week for one of the poetry highlights of Trinity Term in Oxford: an evening with Rachael Allen.

The author of God Complex (@FaberBooks) is curating the new poetry list at @FitzcarraldoEds. She is also fantastic.

Check our NL and stay tuned for registration details

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Oxford University Poetry Society @oupsox May 15, 2024

Do words capture war, suffering, displacement?

On 23 May, three wonderful authors will be in conversation & read from their work:

🖊️ Bulgarian intellectual Ivan Krastev
🖊️ Palestinian poet Yousif M. Qasmiyeh
🖊️ British-Ukrainian poet @shevchenkonight

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Oxford University Poetry Society @oupsox May 11, 2024

Join us next week for one of the poetry highlights of Trinity Term in Oxford: an evening with Rachael Allen.

The author of God Complex (@FaberBooks) is curating the new poetry list at @FitzcarraldoEds. She is also fantastic.

Check our NL and stay tuned for registration details