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Social distancing is in place, the masks and gloves are freely available and we have enough hand sanitiser to swim in – we have reopened,Champions 2020
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Geopoetics 2020
On Thursday, 1 October, Geopoetry 2020 will bring together poets and geoscientists to discuss how, in an era of climate change, their disciplines can influence each other. Headlined by John Hegley, the free event also features Yvonne Reddick, Norrie Bissell, Alyson Hallett, Ken Cockburn. Find out more about the event in this blog. ...More
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Summer is leaving too, exchanging its gold
for brass and copper. It is not so strange
to feel nostalgia for the present; already
this September evening is as old
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