Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Founded in 2019, the Centre for International Contemporary Poetry promotes research related to contemporary poetry from post-WWII to the present day. It comprises a team of renowned academics and creative writers whose work engages with contemporary poetry in English, and foreign language poetry which has impacted contemporary English-language poetry, in a global, transdisciplinary, and transtemporal context. Building upon the success of the university’s Ted Hughes Network and the Brontë Stones Project, the Centre provides an intellectual space that seeks to foster dialogue amongst a diverse range of scholars and practitioners, including those in the fields of music, fine arts, and architecture. Through its sponsored readings, lectures, symposia, seminars, engagement with the community, and internationally recognized research, the Centre brings together those who are interested in exploring all forms of contemporary poetry and its intersection with issues such as the environment, gender, race, aging, war and violence. The Centre is also home to the University of Huddersfield’s in-house press, GRIST, which publishes leading writers along with emerging voices. The research produced by the Centre has already led to pioneering creative and scholarly approaches to contemporary poetry on the international stage. The Centre welcomes interest from MA and PhD students.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
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SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Merrick Burrow
- Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts - Subject Leader
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Centre for International Contemporary Poetry - Member
- Centre for History, Culture and Memory - Member
Person: Academic
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Stephen Ely
- Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts - Reader
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Ted Hughes Network - Member
- Centre for International Contemporary Poetry - Member
Person: Academic
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David Rudrum
- Department of Media, Humanities and the Arts - Senior Lecturer
- School of Arts and Humanities
- Centre for International Contemporary Poetry - Member
Person: Academic
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Playing by the Rules of Romance: Detective Fiction and Games
Burrow, M., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Crime Does Play: Detective Fiction in Video Games. Bowman, D. & McLean, J. (eds.). Bloomsbury AcademicResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Book Review: Lesser Living Creatures of the Renaissance 2 vols. Edited by Joseph Campana and Keith Botelho University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2023. 294 pp + 226 pp. $99.95 and $99.95. ISBN 978-0-271-09446-5 and ISBN 978-0-271-09448-9 (hb).
Borlik, T., 1 Apr 2025, In: Renaissance Studies. 39, 2, p. 273-276 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Dance Article review › peer-review
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Creative Contemporary Arts Programming in the Literary Heritage Sector amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic: Before, During …, and After?
Rudrum, D. & Williams, H., 25 Nov 2025, The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Creative Practice. Cass, N., Powell, A. & Wakefield, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Routledge, p. 93-107 15 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Activities
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Ten Years of Treasures: Reflecting on a decade of discovery at the Treasures of the Brotherton
Burrow, M. (Invited speaker)
3 Feb 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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52nd Annual Meeting of the Shakespeare Association of America
Borlik, T. (Chair)
11 Apr 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Orasaigh (Taigh Chearsabhagh)
Ely, S. (Participant)
4 Nov 2023 → 29 Dec 2023Activity: Other activity types › Other
Press/Media
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Todd Borlik on Shakespeare’s As You Like It
Borlik, T.
16/08/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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