Colin Herd


Colin Herd is a poet and lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow. His books include Too Ok (2011), Glovebox (2013), Overwilding – with SJ Fowler (2015), Click and Collect (2017) and You Name It (2019).

All Sessions by Colin Herd

  • Day 2

    16th October 2021

  • 11:00  - 12:00
    The world of poetry criticism is often a turbulent place. Who is reviewed, who does the reviewing, the role of prizes and what constitutes ‘quality’, the role of the critic, who is being excluded or amplified - we’ve come a long way from ‘but does it rhyme…’. Naush Sabah is the editor of Poetry Birmingham, one of the most dynamic and inspiring new journals in poetryland. Gerry Cambridge has been a poet, editor and observer of Scottish letters for more than thirty years, at the helm of the eminent Dark Horse. Colin Herd is a poet and lecturer at University of Glasgow and has published five ambitious, analytical, and satisfying poetry collections. Join them to investigate the issues in contemporary poetry criticism. Expertly chaired by JL Williams.

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