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@poetrysociety.org.uk

This week we've been at the English: #SharedFutures conference in York, run by @englishassociation.bsky.social & University English

Thanks to all the speakers for an inspiring week & @wordsmith.bsky.social for organising! Great to catch up with Manchester Poetry Library & the zine-making station!

A zine with a title made of stamps that reads 'Poetry is in the Process'

A white board on which it is written 'How to make a poetry library'. Two zines stuck to the board and a sign saying before standard outcomes of progress comes belief, risk, uncertainty. A poetry library, perhaps.

A toy bike in red and yellow in front of a sign saying Everything starts with an idea (text crossed out). Then ' How do we tend to the space that precedes the idea?

A small zine with a cut-out picture of banana man saying 'There's a whole bunch of stuff going on in my head!'. With the word 'possible' below.

July 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Ana María Sánchez-Arce (she/her)

@anamsanchezarce.bsky.social

Wonderful 3 days discussing all things English at the #SharedFutures conference. Much needed intellectual replenishment after a tiring academic year. Meeting up with academics, teachers and writers at all levels and other professionals has been good for the soul. Thank you wordsmith.bsky.social!

Helen Smith (@wordsmith.bsky.social)

Professor, @UoYEnglish. Printer, @thinicepress. Opinions mainly culled from the dustier corners of the sixenteenth century.

wordsmith.bsky.social

July 6, 2025 at 7:56 AM

Simon Kövesi

@kovesi.bsky.social

And here's the first session!
#SharedFutures

July 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Jenny Richards

@jennyrichards.bsky.social

Our fabulous final plenary at #SharedFutures 2025, discussing why English studies matters.

Speakers at final panel English Shared Futures 2025.

July 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Jenny Richards

@jennyrichards.bsky.social

Brilliant @englishassociation.bsky.social panel with exam board colleagues, hosted by @BobEaglestone.bsky.social. Currently discussing assessing coursework in the age of AI. #SharedFutures 2025.

Exam board participants with Bob Eagestone discussing UK English GSCE reform.

July 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM

Ana María Sánchez-Arce (she/her)

@anamsanchezarce.bsky.social

#SharedFutures

Dominic Dean @drdominicdean.bsky.social · Jul 4

Quite a treat this morning at Shared Futures in a presentation from @anamsanchezarce.bsky.social and Mitoko Hirabayashi - an early edition of the Japanese translation of Ishiguro’s A Pale View of Hills for the audience to look at.