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Left: Klee's Angelus Novus. Right: Kiefer's Sprache der Vogel. Winter argues that the progression from one image to the other represents a process of gradual "effacement" in art depicting war.

The carriers of memory

06 Mar 2012

Almost 100 years after the outbreak of World War I, public opinion about war in many of the countries that fought appears to have shifted completely...

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Jarvis Cocker

Lyrics without music, poetry without borders

21 Feb 2012

A series of recitals organised by poet John Kinsella looks at the relationship between song lyrics and poetry, inviting renowned musicians to perform...

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A miniature showing a bishop joining the hands of a couple, from the section of the Decretals of Pope Gregory IX concerning marriage, in a copy produced in Venice around 1475.

University Library’s greatest treasures on show

18 Jan 2012

An unpublished Rupert Brooke poem will sit alongside some of Cambridge University Library’s greatest treasures when a free exhibition of highlights...

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A workshop of new knowledge and a storehouse of seasoned wisdom

‘Passio’ launched at the University Library

04 Dec 2011

On December 6th a new collection of translations from the work of one of Hungary’s greatest poets will be launched at the University Library.

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Poet Clare Holtham and Uzbek chieftain in Afghanistan, early 1970s

For lust of knowing what should not be known

12 Nov 2011

Clare Holtham (1948-2010) had a huge enthusiasm for learning. After a troubled childhood, which led to a spell of homelessness, she became an...

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Morag Styles.

The Case for Children’s Poetry

11 Oct 2011

Morag Styles may be the only Professor of Children’s Poetry out there. Having recently taken up her new role, here she explains why poetry for the...

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Antigua.

Poets of the Caribbean

05 Oct 2011

A new initiative which aims to give English teachers the confidence and skills to use more Caribbean poetry in lessons has been launched by an...

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Wordsworth notebook

Cambridge Ideas - Strange Seas of Thought

15 Nov 2010

A journey into Wordsworth's mind and the process of creation

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Magnetic Fridge Poetry

Rhyme on the rise?

18 Oct 2010

Having long been sidelined as a Cinderella subject in schools, children's poetry is poised to reclaim the hearts and minds of a new generation of...

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