Helen Mort
Manchester Metropolitan University, Creative Writing, Faculty Member
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- I am a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Much of my work is concerned with place an... moreI am a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Much of my work is concerned with place and psychogeography (particularly the landscape of the Peak District). My first collection 'Division Street' (Chatto & Windus) was published in 2013 and my second collection 'No Map Could Show Them' (Chatto & Windus, 2016) looked at the history of women's mountaineering. My first novel 'Black Car Burning' is forthcoming from Chatto.
I'm a poet who is interested in whether poetry and neuroscience can have a useful conversation and what form such a dialogic relationship might take, focusing on the work of Paul Muldoon, John Burnside and Norman MacCaig - my PhD (completed at The University of Sheffield) contained qualitative interviews with a range of contemporary poets.
I blog about poetry, psychology and place writing here: https://helenmort.wordpress.comedit
Text of an Essay first broadcast on Radio 3 as part of the 'Cornerstones' series and recorded on location at Stanage. A reflection on rock climbing, millstones and the creative process.
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An article about mountaineering poetry first published in Alpinist magazine, autumn 2016.
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A paper given at the 'Aesthetics of Relief' symposium in Bristol on 9th May, 2016.
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A presentation of three video artworks at Nishi Ogikubo station, as part of the Alibabart event in the Nishi Ogi Machi Media Festival. Three Australian artists have come together through their common connections with the art community of... more
A presentation of three video artworks at Nishi Ogikubo station, as part of the Alibabart event in the Nishi Ogi Machi Media Festival. Three Australian artists have come together through their common connections with the art community of Nishi Ogikubo. With the aim of ...
A collection of poems for children, with introductions written by me.
A poetry collection published in 2013 by Chatto & Windus.
A paper delivered at the Thinking Mountains conference in Jasper, Alberta in May 2015, examining Michael Roberts' (1939) contention that it is difficult to write good poetry about the act of climbing.
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A transcript of my essay for Radio 3's 'Brick, Stone, Glass, Steel' series about Chesterfield's Crooked Spire. First broadcast in October 2016.