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A @shefenglish project anthologizing protest poetry printed in Sheffield's radical press at the end of the 18th century.

Sheffield, England
Joined February 2016
If you enjoy our tweets, check out 'Sheffield Protest: The Podcast', free to listen to on @SoundCloud! #Podcast soundcloud.com/adam-j-smith-…
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Don’t miss the final seminar of the semester on Monday 11th December! @elementaladam (@YorkStJohn) , ‘Regard Our prayers, Our Cause Be Thine’: Politicising the Verse of Sheffield Hymn-writer, James Montgomery’, 2pm Jessop West, G.03
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Great opportunity for a #playwright to work with @YorkTheatre Royal’s Youth Theatre & create a play for our prison. yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk/news…
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Did James Montgomery bring Romanticism to Sheffield? @Jearley_ investigates... printprotestpoetry.group.she…
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There's a great new post about James Montgomery's time in jail up on the @18C_ShefProtest blog, by @ShefEnglish MA student @Jearley_! teapawt.net/18C_ShefProtest/status…
New post: @Jearley_ on James Montgomery's Dungeon Poetry: 'Montgomery's supposed criminality continued in jail...' printprotestpoetry.group.she…
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New post: @Jearley_ on James Montgomery's Dungeon Poetry: 'Montgomery's supposed criminality continued in jail...' printprotestpoetry.group.she…
This will definitely be of interest to our followers - Joseph Mather was a contemporary of James Montgomery! 8pm, 3rd August. teapawt.net/SteveK1889/status/8861…
Taster for Joseph Mather night: 8 p.m. 3rd Aug @ShakespearesShf. @Ray_Hearne will bring the songs to life. & @proletics @SteveK1889 new book
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News of a NEW James Montgomery project, directed by our own former Cultural Engagement Fellow, @elementaladam: printprotestpoetry.group.she…
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Thanks @stenner_rachel for hosting the 1st meeting of the Agency & Regional Print History group. V. excited about new network possibilities!
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Looking for a free 4-part crash course on the literature & politics of #18thCentury London? Search no more: itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u…
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This event might be of interest to creative writers at @ShefEnglish - I can also think of some who might enjoy this at @YSJWriting! teapawt.net/18C_ShefProtest/status…
This week: Diisonance , a @BankStreetArts workshop run as part of the 'prote(s)xt exhibition' by poet @haulpawkins! #Sheffield
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This week: Diisonance , a @BankStreetArts workshop run as part of the 'prote(s)xt exhibition' by poet @haulpawkins! #Sheffield
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This semester, James Earley undertook an integrated work placement with @18C_ShefProtest as part of his MA degree. sheffield.ac.uk/english/pgc/…
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Replying to @elementaladam
@elementaladam Love this book! So inspired by your research on James Montgomery! Keep me posted if you do another talk in Sheffo :)
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A proud history of #Sheffield Protest #Poetry continues this summer! Check out this poetry workshop by @haulpawkins at @BankStreetArts! teapawt.net/elementaladam/status/8…
Diisonance - coming soon to @BankStreetArts; a workshop run as part of the 'prote(s)xt exhibition' by poet @haulpawkins! #Sheffield
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A 2nd call for @BSECS Criticks Reviewers, this time for non-TV items. Let us know if you'd like to cover any of these. Please RT.
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Unmissable! Our @DrMJCWarren is hosting a Roman Feast for @FestivalAH on 18th May. Book your place here: ticketsource.co.uk/date/3535…
In addition to being a philanthropist & abolitionist, Mary Ann Rawson spent years compiling a biography of her friend, James Montgomery. teapawt.net/elementaladam/status/8…
Mary Ann Rawson - a real hero of 18th-Century Sheffield - is on the cover of @SheffieldStar! (Much of Rawson's work is in @speccollshef)
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Eva Lippold: When studying 18c drama by women-writers we must remember the female playwright is also an othered figure #bordersandboundaries
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