Tag Archive: Leeds Special Collections

Leeds’s Literary Legacy: the Brotherton Poetry Prize 2020/2021

The University of Leeds has a long and notable history of engagement with poetry through the Gregory Fellowships, its members of staff, and its students. The Brotherton Library’s Special Collections houses extensive poetry archives, including those of Simon Armitage, Tony Harrison, Geoffrey Hill, and Jon Silkin. Its holdings also include...

Past, Present and Poetry: A Celebration of Jon Glover

To mark the release of Birdsong on Mars, Jon Glover’s latest poetry collection, Poetry Intern Steph Bennett explores his impact on poetry at Leeds through Special Collections. Birdsong on Mars, Jon Glover’s first collection in eight years will be released by Carcanet Press this August. Its publication presents a great...