I really want to attend one of these but a heavy teaching load plus crippling shyness have prevented me so far - hopefully I'll be able to make one of these summer events, though!

Remains of the Past in Old English Literature by Jan-Peer Hartmann, argues for a new understanding of Old English responses to materiality and historical change.
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Taking a break from my first-person translation of The Phoenix to try to articulate in writing my fire-fuelled, creative-critical methodology, which I'm calling pyropoiesis (or, how to burn a text down then rebuild it from the ashes).

Carving out a bit of time, over the Easter break, to craft and work on my creative translations of the Old English Physiologus poems, on The Panther, Whale and (fragmented) Partridge:

Taking a break from my first-person translation of The Phoenix to try to articulate in writing my fire-fuelled, creative-critical methodology, which I'm calling pyropoiesis (or, how to burn a text down then rebuild it from the ashes).

Manchester University Press - Translating hell Translating hell - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Translating hell by Stephen C. E. Hopkins

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It was great to write this blog post for the @guildmedmak.bsky.social and to give readers a little glimpse into my creative-critical practice, as my 'ecocreative' translations turn from storms 🌧 and ice ❄ to heat and fire 🔥 via the OE poem on The Phoenix #medievalsky.

Yeah. I'm extremely happy to not have the last word - that's the point really - and for other scholars to tear me apart but taking the risks that create new pathways for research, thinking and writing needs to be acknowledged too. A field doesn't take a 'turn' all by itself!

I know the feeling well and (at 41 years old) am struggling between being a generous, humble scholar vs I'm too old and grizzled now to hold my tongue.

‼️Reminder: #TOEBI Grants Deadline Approaching
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An advertising graphic with an image of a medieval illustration in which one person plays the bagpipe while another does a backflip. Join us to celebrate the Guild’s 1st birthday with a show-and-tell session! We want to use this opportunity to showcase the creative-critical pieces our Guild members have been working on. Guild members can show their projects (complete and in progress), talks and articles, or helpful resources. Presenters will have 5 minutes to showcase their work. Email us at guildmedmak@gmail.com to let us know you’d like to showcase your work at our birthday celebrations, or simply drop a note in the chat the night of the event!

🎉Celebrate the Guild of Medievalist Makers' 1st birthday with us!🎉

The Guild is turning one year old, and we want to celebrate by showcasing our Guild members' brilliant creative-critical projects!

🎂5:30pm-7:00pm (BST)
🎈Thursday 2 April
🎁Online (Zoom)

Carving out a bit of time, over the Easter break, to craft and work on my creative translations of the Old English Physiologus poems, on The Panther, Whale and (fragmented) Partridge:

"What!"
The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats, 1895
William Morris and A. J. Wyatt 🇬🇧

Nice to have 3 Old English UG dissertations (again) to supervise this year. Such a pleasure! For some reason, the Dream of the Rood and Ruthwell Cross seem to be popular this year.

This is what I'm realising. I naively thought it was a meritocracy.

Thanks, Diane.

I'm probably going for an AHRC Curiosity grant next. But it feels pointless. The definition of madness, and all that... one success in twenty or thirty would keep me happy! Just something.

It's money we've already earned but haven't been able to collect and a lovely little boost at this time of year. A couple of hundred pounds can go towards a nice long weekend away in the spring or summer!

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@manchesterup.bsky.social will be at the #IMC2026 Bookfair, and we are very happy to see them back 😁
They are sure to have many fabulous titles at their stand, so make sure to have a look.📖 😃
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Looking forward to burning Old English poetry down and then building it back up...

Feels like it's always the season, though.

Thank you, Simon, that's really kind. It does get harder to keep doing it on evenings and weekends as you enter your 40s, though... 🙁

Join us next week for another Making Space Session and work on your own creative-critical project or respond to the optional theme: regrowth 🌿

🌼Thursday 5th of March
🌸5:30pm-7:00pm (GMT)
🥬Online

True story: I taught SGGK to David Lowery's daughter, about a year or two after the film (which I love) was released!

📢 TOEBI Conference Grants 2026 #medievalsky ‼️
💻We are now accepting applications from #TOEBI members who are graduate students or recent PhDs without a full-time post to support presentations at conferences.
‼️ Deadline: 5pm on the 31st March 2026.
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Thank you, Diane 🤞.

Medieval manuscript image of rain pouring down and deep water filled with the corpses of humans and animals that go all the way down to the ground.

grund, m.n: bottom, lowest part of anything; solid bottom or earth underlying something; abyss, hell; ground. (GRUND / ˈgrʌnd)
Image: Noah’s Flood, William de Brailes; England (Oxford), c. 1230; Walters Art Museum, W.106.3R.
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