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Dr Sam Hirst@romgothsam.bsky.social |
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Gothic lit and theology. Gothic romance. Queer Gothic. Lecturer in 19th Century Literature and Research Fellow on Byron. Runs 'Romancing the Gothic'.
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Heads up everyone, I am due to appear at the Romancing the Gothic book club this friday to talk about The Printer Whisperer!
You can sign up here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-discu...
And you can get the zine in PDF here! blamarie.gumroad.com/l/PrinterWhi...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I'm going to be talking about Gothic Sublimity, Theology and Ann Radcliffe on Saturday, come join me!
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you missed Lindsay William's talk on Taemin, Gothic Imagery and Identity, you can catch it here!
youtu.be/dmoxauN6gcg
#Taemin
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Thank you!
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Now the contract is signed and sealed, I'm happy to share that I'll be starting as a Teaching Associate in Romanticism at Sheffield University in September!
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Hey friends!
I'll be doing a talk on 13th July online at 10am and 7pm British time based on my book!
I'll be talking about Gothic Theologies of the Sublime in Ann Radcliffe.
Come join me! (Free to access! Donations welcome!)
www.eventbrite.com/cc/gothic-th...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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What are you up to this Saturday?
How about a talk on Taemin and the Gothic!?
Sign up for one of two times here!
#taemin #kpop #gothic
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you missed our exciting film showing last week, you can still catch the director Gabi Bania talking about her work, her influences, Polish Romanticism, and making a stop-motion film!
youtu.be/DHB-OL2Vv9g
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you missed Dr Madeline Potter's talk on Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights and his racialisation as a Romani man, you can find it here!
youtu.be/kcDWob4wwuw
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 23rd
Something different today. I always find the line between poetry and song extremely malleable. Patrick Wolf's Penzance is a haunting poem and equally haunting song.
Words - genius.com/Patrick-wolf...
Song - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vICB...
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June 22nd
Dorothy Chan is a poet and academic and her work fizzes off the page in this poem. The tripe sonnet 'Because boy you're starstruck and I'm a wonder'
Which is an absolutely banging title, straight off!
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I made another video with Newstead Abbey where I deep dive into one of the objects in their archive. This time I'm looking at... a tree. But not just any tree... it forms part of a much bigger (and more scandalous) story!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2U9...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 21st
I wanted something a little lighter for today so I chose Chen Chen's 'I love you to the moon'. It sits lightly but hits deep.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/160539...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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une 20th
Edna St Vinent Millay was a bisexual American poet writing predominantly in the first half of the 20th century. I love a lot of her uses of the sonnet form but my favourite poem has always been 'What lips my lips have kissed...'
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46557/...
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June 19th
Constantine P. Cavafy was an important figure in 20th century Greek poetry. You can read one of his poems in translation here 'The Afternoon Sun'
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51298/...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 18th
A dark little tale today from Phoenix Alexander.
'Nails'
www.thedarkmagazine.com/nails/
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I love stop motion.
I love the Gothic.
I love cake and vampires.
Which means I'm very excited about hosting this online premiere of 'Nibbling of the Night' in discussion with director Gabi Bania. Come join us!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/9278287497...
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June 17th
I've already included this author in the list but there's nothing to say I can't include someone twice. I was in the Nottingham Central Library on Monday browsing and this poem, one of my favourites, leapt out at me right when I needed it.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147275...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I'm sorry I've fallen a bit behind on this. It's been a bit of a difficult week. I'll make sure to catch up by the weekend but here's a long one to keep you going!
June 16th
Trans vampires in Kellan Szpara's 'Small Changes over Long Periods of Time'
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/smal...
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Sarah
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I confess to having been guilty of overlooking Anne Brontë but after Sam's talk and reading Anne's poems for bookgroup I cannot wait to dive into more of Anne's work!
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Dr Sam Hirst
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A virtual conference, you say...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I just gave a talk on Anne Brontë's Gothic - go check it out here!
youtu.be/9HmjDoQHI3k
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 15th
I recommend reading more of Andrew McMillan's poetry. It so often has a compressed energy which is almost unbearably powerful in the reading.
Today's read is this short one - 'Praise Poem'
poetryarchive.org/poem/praise-...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Wahey!
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June 14th
Another poem today! Ocean Vuong's 'Not Even This'.
You can read it here - www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Always!
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June 13th
One of my favourite poetry collections of recent years was Fatimah Asghar's 'If They Come For Us'.
You can find some of the poems online from the collection. 'If They Should Come For Us' always strikes me as particularly stunning
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Omg. Missed a day because I was too busy showing of my cute new catsit buds!
June 12th
I always enjoy Hailey Piper stories. I mostly read her horror but this is more... wild west meets robotics meets romance so... enjoy! 'The Heart is a Spare Part'
www.bafflingmag.com/issue-four
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June 11th
I found Sarah Gailey through their novellas but have enjoyed their work across lots of different forms. This short story is a fun, if dark, tale of predatory merfolk
mermaidsmonthly.com/2021/09/27/i...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 10th
Assotto Saint was an Aids activist. His poem The Language of Dust is both tender and devastating. There are lines of this that live with me.
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 9th
Jackie Kay has written across multiple genres - life-writing, fiction and poetry. I love this short poem 'Her' and you can hear the poet reading it as well as read it here
poetryarchive.org/poem/her/
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I'm a little behind! My apologies. I've been travelling
June 8th
I've shared this story before but it's worth sharing in a new context. 'Manor' is a gay vampire story from 1885 written by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, an early gay activist/writer
www.angelfire.com/fl3/uraniama...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 7th A short poem from Audre Lorde which I always love 'Love, Maybe' Always in the middle of our bloodiest battles you lay down your arms like flowering mines to conquer me home.
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June 6th (just!)
I absolutely love this story by Nibedita Sen and have used it in my teaching a load of times. The story gives more with every rereading:
Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/ten-...
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Aaaaa go look at this I am staring!
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 5th
Start your day off with a little beauty. Mary Jean Chan's poetry is honestly exquisite
This page has a few and I recommend them all!
Flèche
The Window
Names
poems.poetrysociety.org.uk/poets/mary-j...
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June 4th
Today, a bit of sci-fi! With dogs!
Darcie Little Badger's story 'Né łe!' is fun and sweet and hopeful.
galli-books.co.uk/2018/05/01/n...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 3rd
June 3rd Lord Byron's 'To Thyrza'. This poem is one of a number poems Byron wrote after the death of his 'more than friend' John Edleston. Queer grief and loss, but also remembrance and celebration of a fragile beautiful thing.
www.poetryverse.com/lord-byron-p...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 2nd
Janice Gould was a Koyoonk’auwi poet and academic. This selection of sonnets called 'Crossing the West' talks of love, loss and new beginnings
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/147191...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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June 1st
Let's start with one of my current faves! I loved Suzan Palumbo's collection 'Skin Thief' this year. This story from it gives us sapphic mermaids, loss, and inevitable, unavoidable change
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/apol...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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I'm doing a little daily #queer read for #pride. A short story of poem (or a few poems!)
I'm not being very organised in picking things out, just stuff I love from different places and times.
I hope you enjoy!
See below (I'm threading them!)
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Sarah
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It's Bronte month at Romancing the Gothic! Check out the upcoming talks
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Hello all!
Look what we've got coming up this month at Romancing the Gothic!
Bronte talks as far as the eye can see (by which I mean 'the end of the month')
www.eventbrite.com/cc/bronte-ta...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you missed Dr Charlotte Beyer's excellent talk on Selkies and Una McCormack's fiction, you can watch it here!
youtu.be/ggv_e85rlDY?...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you missed our recent talk on Persian literature and folklore, you can catch it here!
youtu.be/wzHC1hlIBHI
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Dr Sam Hirst
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Did you miss my talk this weekend on
An Introduction to Byron's Poetry
Worry not!
youtu.be/O1G8LZfc87E
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you haven't heard, I'm giving a talk tonight on Byron! I'll be introducing his poetry and giving something of a running overview. Do come along!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/8912793996...
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Dr Sam Hirst
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If you missed Dan Pietersen's talk
'We're not supposed to be down here: A deep-dive into haunted houses at sea'
You can catch it here!
youtu.be/dekXtlyW5i8
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Dr Sam Hirst
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It's me again!
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Dr Sam Hirst
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20th and 21st. 10 and 1.30 on saturday. 1.30 and 4 on Sunday. All different topics!
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