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Dr Francesca Brooks

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Poet, writer & researcher living in Manchester. Early Medievalist, Late Modernist, Feminist. Teaching + Research Training & development at MMU. She/her

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Dr Francesca Brooks
1 year
Really pleased that this dialogue w/ E. K. Myerson on 'Medieval re-creation & translation in Edwin Morgan and Derek Jarman's archives' has been published with @postmedieval !.It's part of @HJP_Armstrong & @RebeccaMenmuir 's brilliant Forgeries cluster.
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RT @scantmagazine: issue #1 has arrived.
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8 months
RT @mdravenscroft: Delighted to be invited to share my PGR experience as part of this @PAHCmanmet. Hope to see you there 😊.
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RT @mdravenscroft: Can’t wait to share my research on #Manchester life in #Victorian #Literature. Registration is still open.
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RT @NaweWriters: Join @McrWritingSchl for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of readings, panels & workshops led b….
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9 months
RT @McrWritingSchl: Curated by @ManMetUni PhD researcher Anita Slater, ā€œHow Toā€ is an exhibition exploring #poetry and the city through the….
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Join us for the preview of the 'How To' exhibition in Manchester Poetry Library
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RT @PrincetonUPress: Out now! šŸŽ‰ . Fragmentary Forms by @Freya_Gowrley is a beautifully illustrated history of #collage from the origins of….
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RT @McrWritingSchl: Anita Slater and Joe Shute - @ManMetUni PhD students - have produced a pamphlet of #poetry and #placewriting about Manc….
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A Pamphlet of Poetry and Prose at Manchester Poetry Library
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Dr Francesca Brooks
9 months
RT @Corridor8: 'Pearls are symbols of resilience, formed in adversity as the oyster coats the grit that threatens to damage it in shimmerin….
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Facing institutional injustice, mismanagement and the ever-deteriorating conditions of work in the contemporary university, what kinds of community might
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Dr Francesca Brooks
9 months
RT @Chiaroscuro1897: In need of some dark passion? Look no further than my collage pieces in the marvellous new issue of @BLEATINGTHING šŸ–¤.
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9 months
RT @parisreview: ā€œI work at three different desks, with a different project open on each, let’s say, so one is academic, one writerly, and….
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9 months
RT @EgidijaCW: Any recommendations on interesting texts about visual poetry in artist books?
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RT @Corridor8: 'while Wright describes them as "fierce, feminist warriors", they strike me equally as the nightmarish hosts of a terrifying….
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There’s something deliciously apt about the venue for Weird as Folk: Tall Tales from the Northwest. The discreet side-street doorway leading to
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Dr Francesca Brooks
9 months
Really enjoyed writing my first review for the brilliant @Corridor8 & visiting this group show of work by women painters - 'The Pearls and the Oyster'. The pictures show work from the show by Nan Collantine and Jayne Simpson.
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'Pearls are symbols of resilience, formed in adversity as the oyster coats the grit that threatens to damage it in shimmering nacre.'. @Frangipancesca reviews The Pearls and the Oyster, a group show of work by northern women painters at @the_birley 🦪🦪🦪
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RT @McrLitFest: TOMORROW! Don’t miss out!. šŸŽŸļø
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RT @lauren_working: Are you looking for PhD funding for a project on 16th and 17th English literature/history? The AHRC has a funding strea….
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The WRoCAH competition for PhD studentships starting in October 2025 is now open!
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Dr Francesca Brooks
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RT @GuillemotPress: Next week Guillemot Press will be in Manchester with three fantastic poets, celebrating new and recent books by Nina Mi….
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RT @a_pirmohamed: This November I’ll be facilitating this workshop, Archiving Smoke, with the brilliant @the87press. We’ll read, discuss, a….
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