Young Syrian refugees paint murals at Zataari camp Jordan, to overcome trauma and memories of violence #womensart

And, frankly, amazing.

So far we've found Shakespearean epitaphs from 30 plays, 16 sonnets, and 3 of the longer poems. The only plays not on our list? Taming of the Shrew Henry VI 1 & 3 Two Gentlemen Love’s Labours Merry Wives Coriolanus Pericles Cemetery strollers, let us know if you spot a quote from one of these!

A perfect evening; dinner and The Sixteen's "Angel of Peace" concert at Exeter Cathedral, with one of my angels.

I love The Merchant's House, Marlborough. It's the opposite of the drab 17th-century stereotype! They don't get many visitors, please support them if you can 🙂

Long way off but hey. Come to @brlsi.bsky.social in November! www.brlsi.org/whatson/cele...

Astonishing

Blog up on the major take aways from today's results day from @danihpayne.bsky.social and me - www.smf.co.uk/commentary_p...

🚨 #ALevelResultsDay : Breaking @smfthinktank.bsky.social analysis reveals stark regional uni inequalities - and these are widening over time 🚨 Students in London and the South East are far more likely to be receiving acceptances today, whilst lowest rates are seen in the NE and SW

One of N&Q's "Most Read" 📚

Lawrence of Arabia in morning sun 💓 #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #Roses

These incompetents. It should always have been a top tier risk! I've been telling you that for years! UK 'governance' simply not up to the challenge: C- at best.

York conference, cfp, Poetry and Science, From the Renaissance to Enlightenment University of York, 25th-26th June 2026 scientificpoetry.org/events/poetr... Any queries to Kevin Killeen at: [email protected]

I have queried a recent note and over 300 years of critical consensus, in "Maimonides and Milton's Monistic 'Mental Sight'." #OpenAccess #EarlyModern #AcademicSky academic.oup.com/nq/advance-a...

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I have queried a recent note and over 300 years of critical consensus, in "Maimonides and Milton's Monistic 'Mental Sight'." #OpenAccess #EarlyModern #AcademicSky academic.oup.com/nq/advance-a...

1 July 1623, Napier is having One Of Those Days: 'I opened a gallypott of Cordiall & it burst out & did bedaube coat & Dublet & bookes'. #earlymodern #otd

If there's a heaven, its pavement smiles, as Milton says, empurpled with celestial roses. #RoseWednesday #Bloomscrolling #Roses

Thurs. 19 June 1700, late antique luminary Prof Tim Whitmarsh's lecture! 5:00 pm, 'Translation as imperialism: Late Greek Poetics and the Hebrew Bible'. Durham Classics Ritson Room and online, for which register events.teams.microsoft.com/event/238c09...

To add to @jessemlocker.bsky.social's post, here's a lovely video about the restoration of the rediscovered "Susanna & the Elders" by Artemisia Gentileschi. Conservation videos are my go-to when I'm looking for a soothing watch youtu.be/luipgtA3u90?...

Born OTD in 1494, Jacopo Pontormo. I love this man's drawings. Here he reveals himself to be a briefs kind of guy.

JISC appears to be surveying academic and professional services staff on the use of AI in REF2029 for, among other things, assessing research outputs, impact case studies, PCE statements.... Check it out if you have views or expertise: bristolexppsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

11 May 1582: Richard Milton, a forest under-ranger from Stanton St John, Oxfordshire, is excommunicated as a recusant today, a victim perhaps of the anti-Catholic panic we've seen recently. His son John Milton will soon move to London and in due course become father to the poet. 1/ #earlymodern

ONLINE LIVESTREAM!!! We don't need to curse the Edinburghers! #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #MovingHistory #Reformazing #GiffordLectures

A magnificent double-act by @helmer.bsky.social and Kerrewin van Blanken revealing who, why, and how had recruited Salmacius to produce the 'Defensio'!

Just 2 more weeks to go until May's digital seminar with Michael Partington, on Illustrating Sacred Majesty: ‘Ogilby’s Bible’ and the Political and Religious Culture in Restoration Britain! 👑📖📄 🧵/3

'A hard rain is going to fall on universities...'

The 'Goodbye Legs' charity bike ride We feel enormously honoured to be one of the charities that @tomstaniford.bsky.social is supporting. Read his inspirational story on our website: devonandexeterinstitution.org/the-goodbye-... Donations welcome at: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding... GOOD LUCK TOM!

👀 The sort of Frankenstein’s Monster version of a paper on Milton I gave at the British Milton Seminar & another on Marlowe I gave at @marlowemightyln.bsky.social last year (& other iterations along the way) has just been published in this fine volume: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/early-mod...

We are delighted to announce the program for our summer conference: Women Writing Philosophy in Early Modern Europe: Spaces and Exchanges, to be held in Exeter 2-4 June

"...curst be he that moves my bones." 🦴👀 An opportunity for a PhD student to hit the ground running here with publications, a fascinating project, and a truly brilliant teacher supervising. (My mum still talks about Philip's open day lecture from... a long time ago. It *was* great).

Delighted that the Guardian has publicised the prison education in Aristotle's ethics that I've been doing with @profarlenehh.bsky.social and others; we need more funding! theguardian.com/society/2025...

I have to watch that my research assistant doesn’t eat my power cord. 😆 #houserabbit

‘Milton’s Diodatian Poetics’ in the latest issue of Milton Studies is now accessible on @projectmuse.bsky.social muse.jhu.edu/pub/2/articl...

Look who came through the door this morning. It’s good to see you, Humphrey!

My new book, co-authored with Michelle Dowd, is now out from Oxford University Press in the UK. US publication to follow shortly. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Bradford on Avon Tithe Barn on a quiet, beautiful day ☀️

Lovely tributes to Prof Warren Chernaik at today's British Milton Seminar. As Thomas Corns put it, "Ladies and gentlemen, we've lost our gladiator."

"While properly solving the UK university crisis might be politically unpalatable, it is not difficult to solve in practical or policy terms." 👍

When men were men.

Excited to see the cover reveal for the latest @englishassociation.bsky.social monograph, The Life of Rachel Speght, by Helen Stringer liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... Out on 28 March 2025 but available to preorder now from @livunipress.bsky.social

There are ponies in the camp site. One of them stuck its nose in our food supply and pinched half a ryvita.

King James VI puts his son Henry's hand to the pen

Here’s the thing: women outperform men academically; on most desireable leadership traits women tend to outperform men; women are less likely to display problematic work traits; women score higher on measures of leadership effectiveness. 1/2

If you find yourself in Chicago this May, please join us at the newly-reimagined Newberry Milton Seminar: www.newberry.org/calendar/joh...

Fascinating article below on the experience of academics from poorer backgrounds in higher education: under-representation in universities; more likely to never publish yet more likely to publish in top 1%; introduce more novel concepts yet less likely to receive recognition. 1/2

EXCITEMENT!!! OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE! Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate. Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians

I know the #NewberryLibrary isn't on Bluesky (yet), so I wanted to share this. Where are my #Milton folks? Lieb Newberry Milton Seminar May 23, 2025 9:00am–3:30pm At the Newberry – Rettinger Hall #earlymodern #earlymodernEngland #earlymodernliterature #scholarsky #academicsky

We picnicked in the wind.