Francesca Brooks
Lecturer in Old English at University College Cork. Writer of poetry & prose. Early Medievalist, Late Modernist, Feminist. Author of 'Poet of the Medieval Modern'. Find more of my writing at francescabrooks.com
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksThe study of the environmental impact of hanseatic trade and is a truely novel approach. If only you feel just a tingle of interest, do it. Not only is Sander quite a sharp thinker, Ghent is a great place to be, too!
- Postdoc and PhD positions at Ghent University: Ecological Entanglements and Biodiversity in Late Medieval Northern Europe, 1400-1600 niche-canada.org/2026/01/31/p... #envhist #medieval #envhum
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksTaking pre-orders for gorses 12 + 13: gorse.ie/book/no-12/ gorse.ie/book/no-13/ (Double release, like Tom Waits' Alice + Blood Money.)
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksMy review of the new book 'Runes: A Concise History' is out in the latest edition of the @historytoday.com magazine! The review in brief: runes are great, so is this book, and it does a good job separating runic fact from runic fiction.
- Reposted by Francesca Brooksif circumstances were different I would 100% be applying for this gorgeous job — maybe you should?
- DREAM job: two-years of full-time research on Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness and its various histories www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQI985/r...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksIt’s #CfP time for the Association of Welsh Writing in English: this year’s themes are Sites of Memory: Making, Remembering, Forgetting. 15th-17th May, hybrid and Prifysgol Aberystwyth University. www.awwe.org/conference.h...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksCheck out the CFP for the Gender & Medieval Studies conference in Oxford in Sept! Theme is ✨GENDER & CREATIVITY✨ Conf generously support by University College, Oxford; the John Fell Fund (Oxford University); the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship; the GMS group; & @guildmedmak.bsky.social
- The CFP for the Gender & Medieval Studies conference 2026 is now LIVE! The theme is Gender & Creativity. The conf will be held in Oxford, 8-10 Sept, abstracts due to me by 13 April. Full details on the GMS website (artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social) medievalgender.co.uk/2026-oxford/
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksOne of those publications that slipped out without me noticing A contribution (amongst others) to reflections on the new Digital Bibliography of Welsh Writing in English I'm C18th-ing, but see also Charlotte Williams on Black Welsh writing, @francescabrooks.bsky.social on Welsh modernism and more!
- On a totally different subject, this brilliant article on the legacies of Rorke's Drift is also currently free to read on History Today! It was the anniversary of the battle this week.
- The Battle of Rorke’s Drift began #OnThisDay in 1879. Why is the siege such a popular and controversial imperial episode? 🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
- Brilliant to see this out in the world, with so many rich and fascinating directions for pursuing Welsh writing in English! It was a pleasure to write a little intro on Welsh Modernism, and I'm looking forward to exploring other pathways.
- One of those publications that slipped out without me noticing A contribution (amongst others) to reflections on the new Digital Bibliography of Welsh Writing in English I'm C18th-ing, but see also Charlotte Williams on Black Welsh writing, @francescabrooks.bsky.social on Welsh modernism and more!
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksProud and excited to present Apardjón's latest special volume. Connections and the Church in Late Norse Scotland is a fantastic exploration of the influences on Norse Scotland at the time of Bishop Adam. Incredible work from our guest editors and contributing authors. 💪🏻 #MedievalSky
- Apardjón is pleased to present its newest special volume, Connections and the Church in Late Norse Scotland, edited by Caitlin Ellis and Tom Fairfax. We would like to thank all authors for contributing, and Caitlin Ellis and Tom Fairfax for their work. #MedievalSky www.abdn.ac.uk/dhpa/researc...
- Reposted by Francesca Brooks“It should not be necessary to risk your life to demand fair treatment and just decisions. But when everyone in power has stopped listening, there are few remaining options.” – @georgemonbiot.bsky.social bit.ly/3Z13K8h
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksTell the government to take action before it's too late ⬇️ goodlaw.social/3e3320
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksOffre d’emploi – 3-year postdoc position in medieval studies: Unlocking the Medieval Book: Texts, Crafts, & Networks of Northern Europe rmblf.be/2025/12/30/o...
- This event looks amazing! Recent and recent-ish PhDs, why not sign up? It seems like there might be some fascinating opportunities for re-imagining the PhD-book here.
- I'm organising this hybrid training event on PhD thesis to book for @sgsah.bsky.social Literature+ Catalyst on Fri 16 January. Great speakers inc. Sarah Bernstein, @drjamesbailey.bsky.social, @hannahkateboast.bsky.social, @emilyalder.bsky.social. Please sign up! www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/dp/disci...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksI'm organising this hybrid training event on PhD thesis to book for @sgsah.bsky.social Literature+ Catalyst on Fri 16 January. Great speakers inc. Sarah Bernstein, @drjamesbailey.bsky.social, @hannahkateboast.bsky.social, @emilyalder.bsky.social. Please sign up! www.sgsah.ac.uk/e_t/dp/disci...
- Reposted by Francesca Brooksmy book of the year is...PATTERN-BOOK haha I mean it's the book I wrote that came out this year other people's lists give me stress but if you bought a copy of PATTERN-BOOK in 2025 I would love to put you on MY list (a list of people I'll send a bookplate to): forms.gle/MXPCpzfVLoHo...
- I recommended Sophie Corser's work on reading today, & decided to treat myself to an article I hadn't read yet in Irish Studies Review. I'm moved by its closing account of reading under the conditions of precarity. OA here for your reading pleasure/labour: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Francesca Brooks'For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it. Indeed, the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one: Difficulty is good, an end in its own right.' 2/2
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksInterested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share: www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksIn the tenth century a charm to control a bee swarm was added, upside down, in the margin of an earlier mss. It's one of the earliest Old High German texts. Tim Hertogh argues in recent article it was intended as an amulet to cut out & place in a hive - explaining the margins excised elsewhere.👇
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksAn exciting new postdoctoral position focusing on Old English epistolary materials
- The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksThe ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
- Reposted by Francesca Brooksg13 is here! More details on issues 12 & 13 soon.
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- Reposted by Francesca BrooksAttention creative medievalists! Eleanor Barraclough & I are co-editing a special issue of Public Humanities entitled CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW! See the cfp for details: essays of 2,000-3,000 words due 1 May 2026. (Amazing artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social). 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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- Reposted by Francesca Brooks📢 #CfP #medievalsky #TOEBI 📜Theme: All Kinds of People 📅Date: Saturday, 24th October 2026 🏫Host: University of Nottingham ⏰Submission deadline: 30 March 2026 📚TOEBI is a supportive and collegial conference open to anyone involved in the teaching of Old English at any level.
- I also really loved (& found very moving) the poems about friendship in this collection, in addition to enjoying all the wonderful play with language and form.
- 'Pattern-Book is... extraordinary, because in its poems, “life / continues,”... lit by mortality from one side and by love from the other.' Jane Zwart for Plume, on Éireann Lorsung's Pattern-book Read the rest: plumepoetry.com/jane-zwart-r... Get Pattern-book: www.carcanet.co.uk/978180017485...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksA cultural impact study would really help make the case to funders generally of the importance of small presses; this cd also work for an academic study #academicsky
- Small presses are seeking funding for a cultural impact study demonstrating the impact of indie presses, our #FutureBook conference heard on Monday 1st December 👇 #BookSky
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- Reposted by Francesca BrooksExciting news- NorseMap is taking part in a 2-day workshop on 'Runes and Reception' organised by LMU München and RU Bochum. Professor Tom Birkett will be presenting on 'Runes and Branding', using preliminary data collected for the NorseMap Project. #norsemap #viking #runes #erc
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksDelighted to see this out! Thanks to @bruceholsinger.bsky.social for all his support and to @uccresearch.bsky.social Future Humanities Institute too #IrishKeywords
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksPlease do share far and wide. We are committed to supporting PGRs through the entire process of submitting work and getting it published. Since taking over as Editor of English this has been one of my core commitments, and I will happily field any queries you might have about submitting your work.
- It’s the most wonderful time of the year! YES, it’s PGR Essay Prize Competition time again! We are delighted to open this year’s competition, and invite PGRs from across the diverse fields of English to submit their essays. Details can be found here: academic.oup.com/english/page...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksPhD studentships available in: Creative and Cultural Industries, Media, and Arts Practice (EDI in Practice); Identity, Representation, and Social Justice (EDI in Theory and Experience); Humanities, Philosophy, and Literature (EDI in Knowledge and Method). More details in link below.
- Oxford Brookes University has a huge raft of AHRC-funded PhD studentships in the Arts, Humanities and allied subjects! Both fees and a stipend covered. Take a look at the ad below - the closing date is 30th January 2026. Anyone interested at all, get in touch! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM937/p...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksCFP: 'Difficult Collections' Special issue of 'Paper Trails' @uclpress.bsky.social. Focus on challenges of working with troubling heritage collections (colonialism, eugenics, representation, etc). Proposals: 31/01/26; Submissions: 31/05/26. Details: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll... #GLAM ##HistorySky
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksLast one spot left for tomorrow!
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksHear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!) We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksFrom editor Charles Mundye's article on A Letter to the Dead: Collected Poems by Lynette Roberts. Read in full here: open.substack.com/pub/carcanet...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksThis week from the archive: 'A Letter to the Dead (A lost poem in memory of Dylan Thomas)' by Lynette Roberts, published in PN Review 220, November - December 2014. Read here:⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/pnreview... Subscribe to PNR: www.pnreview.co.uk/subscribe
- Reposted by Francesca Brooksthe poetry collection you mortal beings-in-time need for the darkest month is right here moonpalacebooks.com/item/0vBk0cP... (in the UK and Ireland order from @carcanet.bsky.social or @kennysbookshop.bsky.social respectively)
- PROMOTE YOUR BOOKS! EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! gonna be reposting your books because hoo you made a book! www.versobooks.com/products/303...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksOn Wednesday 26 November, join us at 6.30pm at Manchester Poetry Library, where @francescabrooks.bsky.social and Martin Kratz will be introducing the life and work of Lynette Roberts, after Carcanet's recent publication of her Collected Poems. Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-who-...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksThis week's Substack: an excerpt from Francesca Brooks' article 'A Quest for the Camaldolese Grail in the footsteps of Lynette Roberts', published in our recent PN Review 285, September - October 2025. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/pnreview... Subscribe to PNR: www.pnreview.co.uk/subscribe
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksA terrific selection here. Includes one poem and a mention of the newly expanded collected Lynette Roberts from Carcanet.
- With a paper from the wonderful Phoebe MacIndoe (who I taught in her very first year of undergrad studies, & who continues to be brilliant!).
- Are you up for some more palaeographical excitement? Then ready yourself for next Tuesday's seminar in London's Senate House where we can offer you not one but two scintillating papers featuring new research from early career scholars. Register here: ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksOn Wednesday 26 November, join us at 6.30pm at Manchester Poetry Library, where @francescabrooks.bsky.social and Martin Kratz will be introducing the life and work of Lynette Roberts, after Carcanet's recent publication of her Collected Poems. Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-who-...
- Very sorry to be in Manchester this week & missing this - do go if you're in Cork!
- On Wednesday @ucc.ie are hosting an amazing FREE event w/ poets @deanbrowne.bsky.social & @rosamundtaylor.bsky.social. Dean's debut collection After Party is published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social and Rosamund's verse novel Filly by @bansheepress.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/poets-dean...
- This will be a very enjoyable follow up to the @carcanet.bsky.social launch event tonight. Come & explore Lynette Roberts's writing in more depth, through discussion & writing exercises led by Martin. If you sign up it's possible to join online, if getting to the MPL doesn't work!
- On Wednesday 26 November, join us at 6.30pm at Manchester Poetry Library, where @francescabrooks.bsky.social and Martin Kratz will be introducing the life and work of Lynette Roberts, after Carcanet's recent publication of her Collected Poems. Find out more: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poets-who-...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksChaucer in the Age of Medievalism needs you! In the wake of our conference, we are now preparing a collective volume and seeking additional chapters to complement the proceedings. Please share widely! #medievalsky modmed.hypotheses.org/8517
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksExcited to share that Tom Birkett together with Dr. Elisabetta Magnanti will be presenting at SAMS University College Cork to speak on the topic ‘Mapping the Reception and Legacy of the Vikings with NorseMap’ this upcoming Wednesday #ucc #norsemap #viking #heritage
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksOn Monday 1 December at 6pm, join archivist Stella Halkyard at the Lit & Phil Library in Newcastle, where she will be reading from and discussing her recent Carcanet book, Library Lives. Tickets are 'pay as you wish', and can be booked here: www.litandphil.org.uk/event/a-book...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksJoin us at the Dublin Small Press Fair on November 28th for a discussion on Independent Publishing with: 🌠 Will Dady from @renardpress.com 🌠Eimear Ryan from @bansheepress.bsky.social 🌠Brendan MacEvilly from Holy Show 🌠and chaired by our very own Nidhi Zak / Aria Eipe
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksNext Tuesday, join us online at 7pm for the launch of A Letter to the Dead by Lynette Roberts. Editors Patrick McGuiness and Charles Mundye will hold an evening of reading and discussion around the new collection. For information and tickets, see here: www.carcanet.co.uk/events/a-let...
- Reposted by Francesca BrooksCFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
