English Virtual Subject Masterclass Tuesday 25 May 2021

Preparatory Materials for Attendees

Prior to attending the English Subject Masterclass on Tuesday 25 May, please read through the materials below, which will be discussed in one of your taster sessions. These texts are all about encounters in the city (mostly in London). Think about the way that language shapes those encounters, and the relationship between language and bodies. What do these texts say about belonging? What is it to be in or out of place in these texts? Text 1. W. Blake ‘London’ (please follow the link below) https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43673/london-56d222777e969

Text 2. V.S. Naipaul, from THE ENIGMA OF ARRIVAL (pages 2 – 16 of this PDF) Text 3. Mimi Khalvati, ‘Earl’s Court’ (pages 17 – 18 of this PDF)

Text 4. Paul Muldoon, ‘Quoof’ (please follow the link below) https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/poem-week-quoof/ 5. Daljit Några, ‘Yobbos!’ (please follow the link below) https://poetryarchive.org/poem/yobbos/