Romantic poetry in context: livestreamed CPD for secondary English teachers

British Library Learning

A rich discussion of Blake, Wordsworth and Romanticism with fresh insights, tips and resources for teaching the genre at Key Stages 3-5

Get fresh ideas and resources for teaching William Blake, William Wordsworth and Romanticism at Key Stages 3-5, drawing on the British Library’s Discovering Literature collection.Join our fantastic panel of renowned writers and teachers – Michael Donkor, Iain Sinclair, Helen Mort and Alexander Fairbairn-Dixon – for a rich discussion of radicalism and class, nature, climate change and much more.Engage with vivid sources from William Blake's stunning notebook to paintings, sketches and music. What to expect?<ul><li>Teacher and author, Michael Donkor, will host the event and chair the discussion</li></ul><ul><li>Writer, Iain Sinclair will explore William Blake’s radicalism and relationship with the city, focusing on ‘London’, ‘Holy Thursday’ and more</li><li>Poet Helen Mort will discuss William Wordsworth's relationship with nature, drawing rich connections between Romanticism and climate change</li><li>Teacher Alexander Fairbairn-Dixon will suggest fresh ways of introducing Romanticism to students. He'll share a new teacher's resource, using music and visual sources to explore the genre.</li></ul>Following the event, delegates will receive a digital resource pack, full of practical ideas for using a range of Discovering Literature items to strengthen students' understanding of Romantic poetry in its social and political context.If you have any queries, please email <a href="mailto:discovering.literature@bl.uk" title="mailto:discovering.literature@bl.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">discovering.literature@bl.uk</a> Introducing our speakersMichael Donkor has 15 years of teaching experience, and has worked at a range of institutions including Esher College and St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith. His debut novel Hold (4th Estate, 2018) was shortlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize and he was selected by Scottish poet laureate Jackie Kay as one of the ten best writers in the UK. His second novel, Grow Where They Fall, was published by Penguin in 2024. He also reviews books for The Guardian, Independent, Times and TLS.Iain Sinclair has lived in Hackney since 1968, working at a variously titled London project. His books include the prize-winning novel Downriver and the psychogeographical explorations Lights Out for the Territory and London Orbital. Two monographs, Blake's London: The Topographic Sublime and Swimming to Heaven: The Lost Rivers of London, were issued by Swedenborg House.Helen Mort is Professor of Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She has published three poetry collections with Chatto &amp; Windus and her work has been shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Prize.Alexander Fairbairn-Dixon has taught advanced Literature and English Language for over 25 years. A former Head of English, Alexander currently writes and teaches Literature courses to adults at The City Literary Institute, Covent Garden, and The Questors Theatre, Ealing. He has been writing a book on the critical reception of JG Ballard, and a short title on Ernest Hemingway for Greenwich Exchange. Image credit: The English Lake district painted by J B Payne (lithographed by W Gauci), 1853.

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