Helen Mort
@HelenMort
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Author, Senior Lecturer at Manchester Met. New books include A Line Above The Sky: https://t.co/cPhcRLfDdp & The Illustrated Woman
Sheffield, England
Joined April 2009
(Drumroll) - here's the beautiful jacket for A Line Above The Sky, the book I've put my heart and soul into. It lands in March 2022. It's about risk, love, motherhood, judgement, adventure and fear. The title's a tribute to a route by Tom Ballard.
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RT @DerbyPoetryFes: Entry to Derby Poetry Festival Poetry Prize is Open until the End of the Month. Judged by @HelenMort . "I don't just….
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RT @stubartholomew: Super happy to have @HelenMort judging an eco-poetry themed comp for #VERVE24! Get those poems written and in, before w….
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RT @CMDoet: It is here. I'm so thoroughly grateful to @HelenMort for her kind words of endorsement (which appear in full on the cover).
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RT @BloodaxeBooks: Sharon Olds & @hannahlowepoet, along with @DrJaninaRamirez, @ClerkofOxford & @BooksCoffey, contributed to this beautiful….
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Now available on BBC sounds!.
'Uhtceare.' @HelenMort explores the Old English word, which meant anxiety before dawn, discussing dark thoughts, creativity and grief with contributions from Sharon Olds and Hannah Lowe. A haunting, meditative half hour.
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I reviewed this excellent Sheffield memoir by @KatyaTaylor for The Observer and it was a joy to read and write about.
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RT @chomahardi: Great event yesterday at @BlackwellsMcr with @HelenMort and @ShareClaw, a great turout from the community! https://t….
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Tonight!.
We're delighted to be hosting an evening of poetry, prose and politics on Monday 10th July with two brilliant poets who have also turned their hand to fiction - @chomahardi and @HelenMort. Choman and Helen will both be reading from their work and signing copies of their books.
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‘My Blonde GF’, a short film documenting my experience of deepfake porn, has its UK premiere tomorrow at @sheffdocfest. This is the amazing director @RosesMorris talking about the process:
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RT @HiveSouthYorks: 17-30? Hive Online Poetry Summer School - a set of inspiring online poetry workshops for new or emerging young poets to….
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Loved writing this essay. On radio 3 tonight!.
And tonight, at 22:45 @BBCRadio3 @HelenMort’s essay on Sylvia Plath #Heptonstall #poetry #WestYorkshire .
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‘Make sure you finish at the end of the day. Make sure the fixed lines are in good repair. Make sure you have a real life to go back to…’ This anti-memoir by @mjohnharrison is a great beauty. Recognition-smiling: all the times I say ‘I just thought it would be interesting to…’
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RT @MilesWrites: Not done many poetry gigs in last few years. Looking forward to this with @HelenMort as part of @yorkalive1 in October. @P….
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RT @DrDavidCooper: Thinking Like A Mountain: the next free event in the @PlaceCentre @womentalkplace online series curated & hosted by @Hel….
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Tomorrow night, online at 7.30pm! Join me @kerriandrewsuk and @abbiegarrington for mountain themed discussions and more.
Fascinated by mountains, walking, climbing and landscape? This online event hosted by poet @HelenMort @PlaceCentre and featuring writers Kerri Andrews & Abbie Garrington sounds excellent. #Womentalkplace 🏔 🥾🌲.
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New exciting project news. Thanks to everyone who has already helped support.
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Brilliant insights into erasure poetry process and power from @LathamFaye at our @PlaceCentre @womentalkplace event this evening and discussion of the new mountaineering books we're excited about, including forthcoming work from Maria Coffey.
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