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Labours
A book of poems based on the labours of Hercules imposed on him by Apollo.
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First published November 1, 2014
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About the author
Jude Brigley
16 books39 followersJude Brigley was a Consultant in Learning and teaching. Her lifetime quest is to find ways to engage students with their learning and poetry, which has always been her passion.
Earlier in her career, she ran two performance poetry groups, Connect and Poetry Unlimited, which both worked in schools. She is also the editor of two poetry anthologies, The Poet's House (Pont, 1998) and Exchanges: Poems by Women in Wales (Honno, 1990), which were created with students in mind.
She believes that poetry should be at the heart of the English curriculum and that it can play an important role in everybody’s life. She has spoken on the subject at various places including N.A.T.E., the Library Association and various conferences. While being an experienced examiner, inset provider and research student, she still retains her enthusiasm for the classroom.
In 2008, she was named as a teaching trailblazer by the Poetry Society (UK): http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/...
In January 2011 she was awarded a Doctorate for her work on Poetic Intelligence. Her thesis presents groundbreaking evidence to suggest that students can be trained in poetic thinking and that this can have a significant impact on the quality and outcomes of their learning. Her work will be published later in 2011
Since retiring, she has managed to do more writing and her chapbook 'Labours' was published. She is now widely published in magazines and anthologies. She writes both poetry and short-stories and has experimented with flash fiction.
LINKS
Writing about poetry on Sue Dymoke's blog, Poetry Matters: http://poetrymatters.posterous.com/first...
Article in the Times Higher Education: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyc...
Article about "Ownwork" in the Times Higher Education: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyc...
Review of Approaches to the Study of Stories in Wales: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?sto...
Earlier in her career, she ran two performance poetry groups, Connect and Poetry Unlimited, which both worked in schools. She is also the editor of two poetry anthologies, The Poet's House (Pont, 1998) and Exchanges: Poems by Women in Wales (Honno, 1990), which were created with students in mind.
She believes that poetry should be at the heart of the English curriculum and that it can play an important role in everybody’s life. She has spoken on the subject at various places including N.A.T.E., the Library Association and various conferences. While being an experienced examiner, inset provider and research student, she still retains her enthusiasm for the classroom.
In 2008, she was named as a teaching trailblazer by the Poetry Society (UK): http://www.poetrysociety.org.uk/content/...
In January 2011 she was awarded a Doctorate for her work on Poetic Intelligence. Her thesis presents groundbreaking evidence to suggest that students can be trained in poetic thinking and that this can have a significant impact on the quality and outcomes of their learning. Her work will be published later in 2011
Since retiring, she has managed to do more writing and her chapbook 'Labours' was published. She is now widely published in magazines and anthologies. She writes both poetry and short-stories and has experimented with flash fiction.
LINKS
Writing about poetry on Sue Dymoke's blog, Poetry Matters: http://poetrymatters.posterous.com/first...
Article in the Times Higher Education: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyc...
Article about "Ownwork" in the Times Higher Education: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyc...
Review of Approaches to the Study of Stories in Wales: http://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?sto...
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January 22, 2015
I won this book in the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway.
I would firstly like to thank Jude Brigley for sending me a copy of 'Labours'. I wasn't sure what I expected upon reading this book, as I do enjoy certain types of poetry. I cannot say whether I enjoyed or not, as there were parts that I did and parts that I didn't. Perhaps due to my lack of understanding.
I would firstly like to thank Jude Brigley for sending me a copy of 'Labours'. I wasn't sure what I expected upon reading this book, as I do enjoy certain types of poetry. I cannot say whether I enjoyed or not, as there were parts that I did and parts that I didn't. Perhaps due to my lack of understanding.
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