(ALC) Centre for New Writing

Centre for New Writing Macaronic Poetry Evening (part of International Mother Language Day)

17:30 - 18:30 19 February 2021
Join us online for an evening celebrating bilingual poetry and macaronic poetry, which uses a mixture of languages. There will be an opportunity to hear readings in English, but which…

Decolonising Mother Tongues (part of International Mother Language Day)

19:00 - 20:30 23 February 2021
Hear from a panel on decolonising translation, chaired by Dr. Kavita Bhanot, who writes on mother-tongue shame, translating across generations, and decolonising translation. Kavita…

“Manchester’s DNA” 1. Launch Workshop

14:00 - 15:00 25 February 2021
A virtual, recorded session engaging pupils from Manchester schools to explore the identity, language and ethnicity that makes Manchester so richly diverse. A toolkit of resources will…

Manchester’s DNA: 2. Poet in Residence Workshop (part of International Mother Language Day)

14:00 - 15:00 26 February 2021
Poetry can provide an insight into the richly diverse and dynamic communities that make up Greater Manchester. Newly appointed, award-winning ‘Poet in Residence’, Zaffar Kunial will…

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