Poet, Teacher & Editor at @poetrybyheart.bsky.social
Mariah Whelan
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Tax-free childcare: great idea but the reality is every month I waste HOURS doing 2FA, emailing the school office & approving transactions to access it. It's such a waste of my time and staff time. Just give the money to the school or better yet, fund it & make it all free at the point of use.
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Mariah Whelan
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Calling ALL teachers!
Whether you teach languages or not, try translating a poem from any language for the Teacher Laureate Prize!
🏆 The winner will receive an annual print and digital subscription to the wonderful Modern Poetry in Translation!
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A little blog I wrote for @booktrust.org.uk is now up! 🏛️🏺🏛️https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book-recommendations/booklists/6-awesome-retellings-of-greek-myths/
The Stephen Spender Trust
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Author Clare Pollard recommends her favourite retold Ancient Greek myths and legends
What a blooming gorgeous poem from Zaro Weil to start the new month. Taken from the June pages of the calendar from @poetrybyheart.bsky.social
Some absolutely brilliant books recommended here!
UK publishing generated £7.4 billion in revenue last year.
Compare that to:
Premier League football: £6.6 billion
Home entertainment: £5.6 billion
UK film industry: 2.8 billion
Now tell me again why authors don't deserve fair contracts and better pay.
Giving a talk and workshop this Thursday at UCL East around literary translation as a creative-critical practice. Sign up here: www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...:
