• Interview, Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    North West Poetry and Poetics Network Returns to MMU

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    By Jacqueline Grima Poets and academics were invited to Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) this week for the latest meeting of the North West Poetry and Poetics Network. Hosted by MMU’s Professor of Modern and Contemporary Poetry, Antony Rowland, and coinciding with National Poetry Day, the gathering invited scholars from all over the North West to…

  • Interview, Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    Carol Ann Duffy & Friends Returns for Series 11

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    By Ruth Hudson This week Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre welcomed Creative Director of the Manchester Writing School, Carol Ann Duffy, as she returned to host the first event of the new Carol Ann Duffy and Friends series. At the event, Carol Ann welcomed both former and current poetry students from Manchester Metropolitan University’s (MMU) MA in…

  • Creative

    Syria

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    By Atika Baji Every tear you cry, Oh dear child Will be a flowing stream in heaven so high Every wail that rips your small, weak chest Will be a smile on your lips full of jest Every cut on your tiny, little frame Will glisten with pride on the final day Oh dear child,…

  • Lifestyle, Manchester, News

    Anti-Austerity Protests dominate Conservative Conference

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    By Jack Holmes Sunday 4th October saw the Conservative Party conference in Manchester completely overshadowed by one of the biggest protests the North of England had seen in the last five years. The streets were filled with over 80,000 protestors, with the Labour councillor Pat Carney placing the number of protestors as high as 100,000….

  • Entertainment, Review

    The Martian: A Review

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    By Jacob Chapman The Martian is a film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon, with a large supporting cast. It tracks astronaut Mark Whatney who is stationed on Mars. In the midst of a storm, Mark’s crew is forced to evacuate. Tragically, Mark himself is lost and they are forced to leave him behind, assuming him dead. On the contrary, Mark manages…

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