Reposted by Jessica R Valdez
I heard Englishness defined as 'people who have been here for centuries' on Radio 4 this morning, and it went completely unchallenged
Jessica R Valdez
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assistant professor of 19thc lit at Louisiana State University, formerly at University of Hong Kong and University of East Anglia, UK. Living a transatlantic life between LSU and Newcastle, UK. Opinions expressed are my own and not of my employer.
![Issue 63.2 of Victorian Poetry is live! The full issue is open access. Its contents are as follows:
EMMA DAVENPORT, "Crediting Toru Dutt's Poetic Labor: 'Our Casuarina Tree' and Paradise Lost -- winner of VP's inaugural early career essay prize
MONICA DAVID, "'Your Harlot Roofs': Women, Individualism, and the Towers of Idylls of the King"
JAMES QUINNELL, "'The Burden of the Strain': Self and World in the Poetry of Emily Brontë and Gerard Manley Hopkins"
ELIZABETH K. HELSINGER, "Writing Toward and Against Death: Tennyson and the Rossettis"
BENJAMIN O'DELL, "Verse Novel" -- a Poetry's Parts keyword essay
In other news, Victorian Poetry invites submissions for its 2026 Early Career Prize, which recognizes exemplary essays by untenured scholars of all ranks and affiliations (including NTT and graduate student colleagues). Conferred on an annual basis, the prize carries an award of $500 and publication in Victorian Poetry. Strong essays that do not win the award may also be considered for publication as recommended by the prize committee. Submissions are due 3 August 2026. Scholars wishing to be considered should submit anonymized MS Word essays and brief CVs to victorianpoetryjournal [at] gmail [dot] com with "Early Career Essay Prize" in the subject line. Prior to submission, consult our guidelines for authors. Essays conceived and / or written with the assistance of generative AI are ineligible for the prize.
Winning articles will be selected according to three criteria: (1) significance of contribution; (2) excellence of research, interpretation, and method; and (3) efficacy of presentation. The journal continues to expand its purview to a wider compass of archives and approaches. We welcome work that capaciously (re)interprets the field's originary contexts and reconsiders Victorian poetry (broadly construed) in new, innovative, cross-disciplinary, theoretical, and / or experimental ways.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7wjnxcnrdzx6s4zgv4fyajgp/bafkreifudkgyzgggjxm5t7tykygton66hc6i3aegeur2olq3ty4wdh3ug4)
