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Here’s another great series of events! (Updated 26 March 2025)

During the 2024-25 year, Space City Medievalism is hosting a series of workshops between scholars of medieval literature and creative writers that explore different aspects of medieval poetics. Creative writers will then create their own responses to medieval literature, ranging from translations and adaptations to pastiches and confrontations, to create original compositions that intertwine contemporary and medieval poetics.

EVENT DETAILS:

Tuesday, April 8, 5:30pm | University of Houston (Elizabeth D. Rockwell Pavilion, M.D. Anderson Library)
“The World in Miniature: Pattern and the Medieval Lyric Self”
Distinguished lecture by Carl Phillips exploring medieval poetic traditions and what it means to write a medieval poem today (and whether such a thing is even possible).

Co-sponsored by the UH Center for Public History. Register here. Free and open to the public.

Wednesday, April 9, 7:00pm | The Menil Collection (1533 Sul Ross St)
Space City Medievalism Poetry Reading
Featuring original works inspired by medieval literature and encounters with objects in the Menil Collection. Readers include students from UH’s English Creative Writing and Spanish Creative Writing programs, alongside UH and UH Downtown faculty.

Co-presented by the Menil Collection, the UH Department of English, and Inprint. No registration required. Free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 10, 7:00pm | Lawndale Art Center (4912 Main St)
Poetry Reading with Carl Phillips
Join us for readings from Phillips’ works, including selections from his newest collection Scattered Snows, to the North (2024).
Co-presented by the CLASS Canon Project, the UH Department of English, and Inprint. No registration required. Free and open to the public.

Space City Medievalism is organized by Daniel Davies and Marshall Woodward and supported by the Medieval Academy of America’s Centennial Grants Program, the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance, and multiple University of Houston and community partners.

Please share this announcement widely with anyone who may be interested in this intersection of medieval literary history and contemporary poetry!

3 Cheers to Daniel Davies and Marshall Woodward!