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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The new Sense and Sensibility film is here. On The Life of Words I look at how Austen’s title works as two temperaments that shape Elinor and Marianne. The episode ends with a writing exercise drawn from her craft. #TheLifeOfWords www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xt7...

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Sense and Sensibility - Life of Words #13 #writingcommunity #poetry #literature #booktok #book #senseandsensibility #janeausten

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What happens when words collide? In this new episode of The Life of Words, we head out to the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust to observe kennings in action: words striking each other with the energy of nuclear fission. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMp6...

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When Words Collide - Life of Words #12 #writingcommunity #literature #poetry #booktok #book

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

MY STAMMER MADE ME Finding a voice is not always simple. In this episode of The Life of Words, I talk about how stammering shaped my relationship with language and writing. I end with two short writing exercises to help you clear creative block. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... youtu.be/NmI-v__e8XM

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The Stammer Made ME - Life of Words #11 #writingcommunity #literature #poetry #booktok #thekingsspeech

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

How do you put longing into a single word? Filmed on the windblown cliffs of the Gower in Wales, this episode of The Life of Words explores heartache and love through the beautiful Welsh word hiraeth. Plus, a new creative writing game. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exu9...

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Hiraeth - Life of Words #10 #writingcommunity #literature #poetry #booktok #wales #hiraeth

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looking forward to reading at Poetry in Aldeburgh next November. It’s a great festival, and I’m very pleased to be part of it. Who else is going? www.poetryinaldeburgh.org/programme-2026

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Programme - 2026 | Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Who Is Spiderman? Everyone has an origin story. What’s yours? In this personal episode of The Life of Words, David Morley explores his own unlikely journey into writing. There’s also a new creative writing game for you to play. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAsj...

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Who is Spiderman? - Life of Words #9 #writingcommunity #literature #spiderman #spidermanbrandnewday

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We Live in a World Made of Words In this episode, filmed at London’s Somerset House, we explore how language surrounds us, shapes what we see and gives the world its meaning. There's also a great creative writing game for you. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDPL...

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You Live in a World Made of Words - Life of Words #8 #writingcommunity #poetry #literature #booktok

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Spring Where Stories Begin I've made a new web series called The Life of Words. Why do some places seem to ask us for a story? In this episode, we explore what happens when a landscape enters language. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax0G...

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The Spring Where Stories Began -- Life of Words Episode 7

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Nature has a language. We have been speaking it for thousands of years. As AI learns to create, what can nature teach us about creativity? Welcome to my new web series: The Life of Words. www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEi2...

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Natural Magic - Life of Words #6

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Can a single word contain an entire universe? As AI learns language, we need to ask an older question: what is a word? New episodes appear every week. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAdP... www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor...

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Seeing the World in a Grain of Sand - Life of Words #5

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Every word has a hidden life. I’ve made a new web series called The Life of Words. This episode looks at Ernest Hemingway's iceberg metaphor. The fourth episode is here. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL09... www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor...

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Icebergs and Passion - Life of Words #4

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Every word has a hidden life. In the Life of Words, I explore creativity. This episode looks at the power of metaphor: why the point of a riddle/poem is never simply the answer. New episodes will appear every Tuesday. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22E... www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor...

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Total Metaphor - Life of Words #3

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Every word has a hidden life. In my series the Life of Words, this episode looks at what happens when the conscious and unconscious mind work together. New episodes will appear every Tuesday. The second episode is here. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpz7... www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor...

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Negative Capability - Life of Words #2

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Every word has a hidden life. My new web series, The Life of Words, begins today. This episode explores imagination, creativity, and where stories begin. New episodes every Tuesday. Check it out: youtu.be/i_yPTOGARAc?... www.tiktok.com/@life.of.wor...

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Your Imagination Is The Most Important Thing About You - Life of Words #1

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Two Teaching Fellow posts in Creative Writing at Warwick Writing Programme Poetry + another genre Fiction + another genre Join the number one UK writing programme with a lively international community 15 mins from Stratford on Avon. Please share warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/mobile-1/...

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Teaching Fellow (Creative Writing) x2 (111442-0526) - University of Warwick

Title: Teaching Fellow (Creative Writing) x2 (111442-0526). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Fixed Term

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Cath Drake @cathdrake.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Only a few tickets left for MONDAY's workshop - Writing the Pantoum: Repetition, Reverie and the Art of Echo with David Morley 11/5/26. One of the UK's best poetry teachers. Book here - www.cathdrake.com @profdavidmorley.bsky.social @carcanet.bsky.social

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Poetry in Aldeburgh Festival @poetryinaldeburgh.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Introducing our second Sunday headliner, the great @profdavidmorley.bsky.social Tickets will be available in the early summer for our festival this November. 🩵 🌊 Photo credit: Graeme Oxby #PoetryinAldeburgh #Suffolk #poetryfestival #headliner #poetrybythesea

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Writing the Pantoum: Repetition, Reverie and the Art of Echo Mon 11 May 2026 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM BST This Zoom session offers a focused exploration of the pantoum, a form shaped by repetition, pattern, and controlled variation. Get ready to create. www.tickettailor.com/events/cathd...

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Buy tickets – Writing the Pantoum: Repetition, Reverie and the Art of Echo with David Morley 11/5/26 – Zoom

Writing the Pantoum: Repetition, Reverie and the Art of Echo with David Morley 11/5/26 – Zoom, Mon 11 May 2026 - Join award-winning poet David Morley for a bold and immersive workshop on the pantoum, ...

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I’m one of the judges for this year’s Laurel Prize, chaired by Mimi Khalvati, alongside Bethan Laughlin at the Zoological Society of London. The first harvest of books arrived today while I was writing about lichen. laurelprize.com

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Laurel Prize for Poetry in Association with Poetry School

The Laurel Prize as an annual award for the best collection of nature or environmental poetry to highlight the climate crisis and raise awareness.

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Cath Drake @cathdrake.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Join sought after teacher David Morley for an immersive workshop on the pantoum, one of poetry’s most haunting and versatile forms. David will offer a unique visual map of the form and experiments with extended pantoums. @carcanet.bsky.social @profdavidmorley.bsky.social www.cathdrake.com 11 May

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Cath Drake's The Verandah

Cath Drake's The Verandah – Cath Drake's The Verandah Welcome! Join quality poetry masterclasses, writing and mindfulness workshops with the best teachers...

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A Warwickshire lane in midwinter after the storm stripped the oaks' final leaves.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

A Christmas poem written and read in an abandoned tree plantation, first published in the London Review of Books. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v3...

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David Morley · Poem: ‘Abandoned Christmas Tree Plantation’

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Let the mind take its photograph Of the bright scene, something to wear Against the heart in the long cold. from 'A Day in Autumn' by R.S. Thomas

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Brilliant to hear our poets @profdavidmorley.bsky.social and Sinéad Morrissey on BBC Radio 4's The Verb on Sunday, discussing some of their recent Carcanet work. To listen to the recording:🎧⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Poetry by Tony Harrison, US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, and Daniel Sluman

Ian McMillan's guests are Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, Arthur Sze and Daniel Sluman.

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Tune in today at 5.10pm to hear Carcanet poets @profdavidmorley.bsky.social and Sinéad Morrissey on BBC Radio 4's 'The Verb' where they will be discussing some of their recent work. Listen here:🎧⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, Poetry by Tony Harrison, US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze, Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, and Daniel Sluman

Ian McMillan's guests are Sinéad Morrissey, David Morley, Arthur Sze and Daniel Sluman.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Crab-apples spilled from the back of the lorry of autumn.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

A Frostian moment in a Warwickshire forest.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Today is Ada Lovelace Day, a celebration of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. I’m proud to share my poem 'Ada Lovelace' and a sonnet to Caroline Herschel, published in the London Review of Books. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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David Morley · From ‘Seven Women Scientists’

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Happy World Bird Migration Day RINGING SWALLOWS Swallows clip the lake for a sip of water, or kerfuffle their feathers as they dip for a bathe. They stipple ellipses across the surface like a skimming stone. None skitter the water except by glitch or error nor overwinter under its ice-barred door.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🎙️ The Verb, BBC Radio 4 19 Oct, 17:10 David Morley & Sinéad Morrissey join Ian McMillan to chat birdsong, RS Thomas, Tony Harrison, stammering, and a gobful of pebbles. Featuring Daniel Sluman (Versus Versus) & Arthur Sze, new U.S. Poet Laureate. 🔗 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002l236 #TheVerb #Carcanet

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BBC Radio 4 - The Verb, 19/10/2025

Ian McMillan's guests include Sinéad Morrissey and David Morley.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Bumbarrel, Hedge Mumruffin, Poke Pudding, Huggen-Muffin, Juffit, Jack-in-a-Bottle, Feather Poke, Hedge Jug, Prinpriddle, Ragamuffin, Billy-featherpoke, Puddneypoke, Bellringer, Nimble Tailor, French Pie, Long Pod, Bush Oven, and Miller’s Thumb. I tucked them in this box before they woke.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Wrapping up BBC Radio 4's The Verb with Sinead Morrissey and Ian McMillan. We stole a 5Live Studio. Happy National Poetry Day.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Off to BBC Media City to record The Verb with Ian McMillan, Sinead Morrissey and Fiona Benson. Happy National Poetry Day!

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Then it's the kumquat fruit expresses best how days have darkness round them like a rind, life has a skin of death that keeps its zest. 'A Kumquat for John Keats' Tony Harrison R.I.P.

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Tonight, with foxes! wordsworth.org.uk/blog/events/...

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

This Wednesday at 7.30pm, join David Morley online where he will be reading and discussing his recent publication 'Passion', at an event organised by Wordsworth Grasmere. @profdavidmorley.bsky.social More information here:⬇️ www.carcanet.co.uk/events/passi...

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Passion by David Morley: Wordsworth Grasmere Online Event - Carcanet Press

Join David Morley at an online event organised by Wordsworth Grasmere. On Wednesday 10th September, David will read from his latest collection Passion

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Carcanet Press @carcanet.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Join David Morley online on Wednesday 10th September at 7.30pm where he will be reading and discussing his recent publication 'Passion', at an event organised by Wordsworth Grasmere. @profdavidmorley.bsky.social More information here:⬇️ www.carcanet.co.uk/events/passi...

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Passion by David Morley: Wordsworth Grasmere Online Event - Carcanet Press

Join David Morley at an online event organised by Wordsworth Grasmere. On Wednesday 10th September, David will read from his latest collection Passion

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Alison Brackenbury @abrackenbury.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

'When I died, I woke to a skylark song'... 'Passion' is alive with birds (except the shearwater,its 'stomach full of plastic'). Its poems note 'The crowns of trees do not touch each other'. 'I like to think they do this out of love'. @profdavidmorley.bsky.social , 'Passion', @carcanet.bsky.social

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

It is a privilege to see Passion acknowledged by @johnclegg37.bsky.social in the @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk this week. His choice of ‘The Shyness of the Crown’ as poem of the year (so far!) is genuinely appreciated. Thank you, John and @lrb.co.uk! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/jo...

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David Morley @profdavidmorley.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

A short bird-interrupted film about why passion has a place in poetry. youtu.be/5Y2BRnwNiXA

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Meet the Author: David Morley Discusses Passion

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