THE DISTRACTED GLOBE

1. THE DISTRACTED GLOBE A PhD in Creative Writing: Poetry JANE BLUETT

2. The Four Corners of the Globe • READING • WRITING • SPEAKING • LISTENING

3. POLARISATION OF THE GLOBE • LANGUAGE • LITERATURE

4. My Experience as a Writer of Poetry in an Academic Context

5. Reading • Contextual Reading • Creative Reading • Reading the Work of Others / Editing • Language Reading vs Literary Reading • Reading for Fun

6. Writing • Writing Poems : Literature / Language • Writing a Reflective Commentary • Writing Academic Papers • Writing Reviews • Writing Articles • Other Events

7. The Need for a Context • Audience • Purpose

8. Speaking • Performance – by heart? • Readings • Speaking about Poetry – Discourse • Using speech for writing purposes

9. Listening • The ‘Key Skill’? • Listening to Poems • Listening to Poets • Listening to People

10. LANGUAGE Audience Purpose Speech Listening Writing Poetry Creating Texts Reading Everyday Language Tools: OED,BNC,Wordle LITERATURE Reading Poetry Writing critically about poetry Recreative Texts Contexts of Production / Reception Tools: Critical Perspectives Poetry at A Level

11. A Poem’s Progress ‘Arthur Seaton is Alive and Well’ • ‘Recreate’ a text • Perform poem in relevant context • Someone listens to poem • Poem published in relevant context • Poem spoken in relevant context • Become ‘Notable local poet’