2024’s Keats-Shelley and Young Romantics Prizes Are Open
2024's poetry and essay competitions commemorate Lord Byron bicentenary
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Keats-Shelley Memorial Association seeks a new Hon Treasurer
Are you interested in playing a key role in managing the finances of the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association as Hon Treasurer and Trustee of the Board?
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John Keats’s Copy of Spenser aquired by Keats-Shelley Memorial Association
Keats’s The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr Edmond Spenser bought at auction
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Mary Shelley and the Birth of Frankenstein with Miranda Seymour
Thursday 25 January 2018
6.30-8.30pm
London Library Reading Room
Join us for a special evening in celebration of Frankenstein’s 200th anniversary with Miranda Seymour - author of the definitive Mary Shelley biography. Miranda will be exploring the writing of the novel and the intricacies of Shelley’s life in a fascinating talk, woven around selected readings from Frankenstein and shining a light on the personality behind one of literature’s great classics.
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Keats-Shelley Prizes
Thursday 25 January 2018
6.30-8.30pm
London Library Reading Room
2018's Keats-Shelley Prize celebrates the theme 'LIBERTY,' commemorating the 200th anniversary of the publication of PB Shelley's Prometheus Unbound.
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'Everywhere': Shakespeare and John Keats
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Eton College, Windsor
6.30pm-9.00pm
On 3 October 1817, the poet John Keats visited Shakespeare's Birthplace with his friend Benjamin Bailey. Next to his name in the visitors' book, under 'place of abode', Keats wrote 'Everywhere.' He was profoundly inspired by Shakespeare, and to mark the anniversary of his memorable visit, you are invited to a special evening with actor Scott Handy (as Keats) at Eton College, Windsor. A special programme of Keats's Shakespeare-related poetry and prose will be accompanied by the opportunity to see some of Eton College's special collections relating to John Keats and Shakespeare.
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