In Conversation with Anthony V. Capildeo Anthony V. Capildeo Sara Parvis Anthony V. Capildeo FRSL is a Trinidadian Scottish writer of poetry and non-fiction. Capildeo is Writer in Residence and Professor at the University of York. Their interests include silence, plurilingualism, place, memory, faith, and traditional masquerade. Their work has been recognized with awards including the Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection for ‘Measures of Expatriation’ (2016) and the Cholmondeley Award (Society of Authors). Capildeo's ninth full-length book, ‘Polkadot Wounds’ (Carcanet, 2024), had its in-person launch at the ALT book fringe in Edinburgh, in solidarity with calls for book workers to organize for a genocide-free, fossil fuel-free book industry. Instagram Website Chair: Sara Parvis Sara Parvis Sara's research interests lie within the Patristic period, concerning the development of orthodoxy and the construction of heresy, sources of authority in the Church, the place of scriptural exegesis in Patristic thought, and the search for some of the hidden voices of early Christianity, both doctrinal and sociological. She studied at the University of Oxford and then at the University of Edinburgh, where she did her doctorate, and is the author of ‘Marcellus of Ancyra and the Lost Years of the Arian Controversy 325-345'. Nov 09 2024 15.00 - 16.00 In Conversation with Anthony V. Capildeo Author, poet and scholar Anthony V. Capildeo joins us to speak about their life and work, their inspiration and their creative collaborations. Readers of Capildeo’s works are moved by the depth of feeling conveyed by their prose and poetry, snippets of which we will hear at this event. Capildeo will be interviewed by Sara Parvis. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
In Conversation with Anthony V. Capildeo Anthony V. Capildeo Sara Parvis Anthony V. Capildeo FRSL is a Trinidadian Scottish writer of poetry and non-fiction. Capildeo is Writer in Residence and Professor at the University of York. Their interests include silence, plurilingualism, place, memory, faith, and traditional masquerade. Their work has been recognized with awards including the Forward Poetry Prize for Best Collection for ‘Measures of Expatriation’ (2016) and the Cholmondeley Award (Society of Authors). Capildeo's ninth full-length book, ‘Polkadot Wounds’ (Carcanet, 2024), had its in-person launch at the ALT book fringe in Edinburgh, in solidarity with calls for book workers to organize for a genocide-free, fossil fuel-free book industry. Instagram Website Chair: Sara Parvis Sara Parvis Sara's research interests lie within the Patristic period, concerning the development of orthodoxy and the construction of heresy, sources of authority in the Church, the place of scriptural exegesis in Patristic thought, and the search for some of the hidden voices of early Christianity, both doctrinal and sociological. She studied at the University of Oxford and then at the University of Edinburgh, where she did her doctorate, and is the author of ‘Marcellus of Ancyra and the Lost Years of the Arian Controversy 325-345'. Nov 09 2024 15.00 - 16.00 In Conversation with Anthony V. Capildeo Author, poet and scholar Anthony V. Capildeo joins us to speak about their life and work, their inspiration and their creative collaborations. Readers of Capildeo’s works are moved by the depth of feeling conveyed by their prose and poetry, snippets of which we will hear at this event. Capildeo will be interviewed by Sara Parvis. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Nov 09 2024 15.00 - 16.00 In Conversation with Anthony V. Capildeo Author, poet and scholar Anthony V. Capildeo joins us to speak about their life and work, their inspiration and their creative collaborations. Readers of Capildeo’s works are moved by the depth of feeling conveyed by their prose and poetry, snippets of which we will hear at this event. Capildeo will be interviewed by Sara Parvis.
