Inaugural Lectures: Alan Gillis In brief Date - 20 November 2024Venue - Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Alan Gillis (Professor of Modern Poetry)Title - Poetry ReadingSeries - Inaugural Lectures at the University of Edinburgh Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the eventThis free public lecture and reading celebrates the appointment of Alan Gillis as Professor of Modern Poetry at the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh.For this Inaugural Lecture, Alan will read poems from throughout his career, focusing on new work and reflecting here and there on his aims and experience in writing them.About the speakerAlan Gillis completed his undergraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin, followed by an MA and PhD at Queens University Belfast. He was Research Fellow at The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at QUB, then Lecturer in Modern Irish Literature at The University of Ulster, before joining the department of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in 2006.Alan’s fifth poetry collection The Readiness was published by Picador in 2020. He has previously been nominated for the T.S. Eliot Prize, and named a ‘Next Generation Poet’. As critic he is author of Irish Poetry of the 1930s (OUP, 2005), and many essays on modern and contemporary Irish and Scottish poets. He was previously editor of Edinburgh Review, and The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Poetry (2011).Browse Professor Gillis's staff profile on the University of Edinburgh's websiteHow to attendThis lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It is open to all.The event will not be live streamed - tickets (bookable via Eventbrite) are for access to the venue. However, the lecture may be photographed and/or recorded and added to the University website afterwards. If you would prefer not to appear in any recordings, please contact us in advance or speak to us on the day. It's not a problem. Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About Inaugural LecturesInaugural Lectures are free public talks by recently-appointed Professors and Chairs at the University of Edinburgh where they share their work with a wide audience, inviting reflection and discussion on its broader implications.Browse more Inaugural Lectures on the University of Edinburgh websiteAre you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about English Literature at Edinburgh Nov 20 2024 17.15 - 18.30 Inaugural Lectures: Alan Gillis Join us for the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Alan Gillis to celebrate his appointment as Professor of Modern Poetry. It will be delivered in the form of a poetry reading. Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
Inaugural Lectures: Alan Gillis In brief Date - 20 November 2024Venue - Lecture Theatre G.03, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Professor Alan Gillis (Professor of Modern Poetry)Title - Poetry ReadingSeries - Inaugural Lectures at the University of Edinburgh Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About the eventThis free public lecture and reading celebrates the appointment of Alan Gillis as Professor of Modern Poetry at the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, University of Edinburgh.For this Inaugural Lecture, Alan will read poems from throughout his career, focusing on new work and reflecting here and there on his aims and experience in writing them.About the speakerAlan Gillis completed his undergraduate degree at Trinity College Dublin, followed by an MA and PhD at Queens University Belfast. He was Research Fellow at The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at QUB, then Lecturer in Modern Irish Literature at The University of Ulster, before joining the department of English Literature at the University of Edinburgh in 2006.Alan’s fifth poetry collection The Readiness was published by Picador in 2020. He has previously been nominated for the T.S. Eliot Prize, and named a ‘Next Generation Poet’. As critic he is author of Irish Poetry of the 1930s (OUP, 2005), and many essays on modern and contemporary Irish and Scottish poets. He was previously editor of Edinburgh Review, and The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Poetry (2011).Browse Professor Gillis's staff profile on the University of Edinburgh's websiteHow to attendThis lecture is a free, in-person event held on the University of Edinburgh campus. It is open to all.The event will not be live streamed - tickets (bookable via Eventbrite) are for access to the venue. However, the lecture may be photographed and/or recorded and added to the University website afterwards. If you would prefer not to appear in any recordings, please contact us in advance or speak to us on the day. It's not a problem. Book your free ticket on Eventbrite About Inaugural LecturesInaugural Lectures are free public talks by recently-appointed Professors and Chairs at the University of Edinburgh where they share their work with a wide audience, inviting reflection and discussion on its broader implications.Browse more Inaugural Lectures on the University of Edinburgh websiteAre you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about English Literature at Edinburgh Nov 20 2024 17.15 - 18.30 Inaugural Lectures: Alan Gillis Join us for the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Alan Gillis to celebrate his appointment as Professor of Modern Poetry. It will be delivered in the form of a poetry reading. Lecture Theatre G.03 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square Book your free ticket on Eventbrite
Nov 20 2024 17.15 - 18.30 Inaugural Lectures: Alan Gillis Join us for the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Alan Gillis to celebrate his appointment as Professor of Modern Poetry. It will be delivered in the form of a poetry reading.
