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Claire Palzer

@clairemsp.bsky.social

she/her // PhD researcher for @poetryoffthepage.bsky.social at the University of Vienna with a focus on Irish spoken word poetry

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I'll be showing up later, I have another meeting at 10. But looking forward to seeing you!

07.11.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very excited for both of these lectures! It's open to the public and we would love to see Vienna folks there!

16.10.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

maybe @tamararadak.bsky.social might have ideas?

18.09.2025 13:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The collection will attend to local/national practices as well as transnational movements and aims to advance the theory and methodology of poetry performance studies. The deadline for submission is 21 November 2025. Please find the β€˜Call for Submissions’ at poetryoffthepage.net/wp-content/u...

21.07.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#CFPAlert Submissions for β€˜Poetry Off the Page: International Advances in Poetry Performance Research’ now open!
This special collection of articles will be published by @openlibhums.bsky.social Journal and aims to spotlight new research on contemporary poetry performance from around the globe.

21.07.2025 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh, I wish I was there with you! I shall live vicariously through you!

22.07.2025 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know of any literature on poetry films in Ireland? Thanks!

21.07.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Poetry Off the Page team thanks you for making the #PoPAroundtheGlobe conference such a generative experience!

Ft. Shefali Banerji, @julialajtanovak.bsky.social, Emily Poulter, Purva Dua, @clairemsp.bsky.social, Marie Krebs, Rachel Bolle-Debessay, Helen Thomas

πŸ“Έ: Β© Tsepang (Tespa) Malephane

15.07.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This was such a joy to host! Getting to platform these amazing poets - headliners and open micers alike - is an absolute pleasure. And MC-ing with Shefali is always a great gig!

16.06.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜All your disembodied little heads floating on a screen’: Liveness During the Pandemic in Mel Bradley’s <em>Ms Noir’s Seven Deadly Sins</em> (2020) <!--EndFragment--> The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK and Ireland in 2020 and the subsequent lockdowns caused a radical rupture in the world of live performances. Both theatre and poetry performance events ...

I'm excited to share that my first peer-reviewed journal article is now out in the world (and it's open access)! If you want to read about a fantastic poetry show and how it adapted to the circumstances of the pandemic, you can do that here: olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/1...

04.06.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is massive news. There was so much data gathered and it's clear this scheme is necessary, especially for those who fell inbetween the cracks of AC funding. For the next round let's ensure it allows people to access funding without sacrificing their disability supports, a major flaw last time.

26.05.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Poetry Off the Page, Around the Globe – Advances in Poetry Performance Research

For more information about β€˜Poetry Off the Page, Around the Globe’, check out popconf2025.univie.ac.at.
For conference registration, visit tinyurl.com/popglobe
For Verse On evening programme tickets, visit tinyurl.com/verseon

25.05.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Verse On - Open Mic Sign-up Form Join us in celebrating poetry from around the globe with featured poets from India, South Africa, New Zealand and Austria as well as an open mic. Your MCs for the evening will be Claire Palzer and She...

Sign up by June 1st for the open mic raffle and grab your chance to perform in the lineup. Selected performers will be contacted by June 4th. All rules and details in the sign up form.
Link: tinyurl.com/verseonopenmic
(Yes, we’ll be drawing names out of a hat!😌)
#PoPAroundtheGlobe #PoPAG

16.05.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attention Poets! βœ¨πŸ“£ Want to perform at the Open Mic segment of Verse On: An Evening of International Poetry? Featuring 4 phenomenal headliners from around the globe, it’s going to be a night to remember at Literaturhaus Wien on June 13th!

16.05.2025 05:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A yellow poster with black and white images of two poets and the details of the event, namely that it is on April 24th from 3:30-5:30 pm at the FitzGerald Debating Chamber at University College Dublin.

A yellow poster with black and white images of two poets and the details of the event, namely that it is on April 24th from 3:30-5:30 pm at the FitzGerald Debating Chamber at University College Dublin.

I'm hosting an event at UCD in a little over two week, all about poetry performance in Ireland! With performances by Emmet O'Brien and Stephen James Smith, a roundtable discussion and an open mic. Spread the word!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1312668249...

08.04.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy!

03.04.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is happening tomorrow!

01.04.2025 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very excited to announce that the brilliant William Keohane will be visiting Prague and Vienna as part of the @efacis.bsky.social Irish Itinerary Event Series. If you're in Vienna on April 2nd, make sure to come by!

18.03.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I cannot tell you how bad the FOMO is... Another great event I'll be missing by being in Austria and not in Ireland 😭

12.03.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone want to guess what Irish organisation these transcription mistakes are trying to refer to?
"Forest Nagelga" "1st and Grelga"

12.03.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone going to the EFACIS conference in Turku who hasn't booked a room yet and might want to share one?

07.03.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Slogan: Stand up for Science 2025 in roter Schrift

Slogan: Stand up for Science 2025 in roter Schrift

πŸ“’πŸ“’ Gleich ist es soweit: Wir treffen uns in Wien um 13 Uhr vor der Hauptuni und gehen ΓΌber die Spitalgassse und WΓ€hringerstraße zum Votivpark zur Abschlusskundgebung
πŸ“’πŸ“’
Bringt Kolleg:innen und Freund:innen mit - denn Wissenschaft ist fΓΌr alle da
#MarchForScience #StandUpForScience #WissenSchafft

07.03.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today's fun transcription errors: "Monster Literature Centre" (Munster Literature Centre), "Quark" (Cork), "Avail", "Ovale" (Γ“ BhΓ©al)

05.03.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A legend.

01.03.2025 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🧡 PIH condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Trump Administration's mass termination of United States Government grants and contracts supporting essential health care delivery and humanitarian assistance around the world.

Here’s what you need to knowβ€”and how you can take action πŸ‘‡

27.02.2025 21:46 β€” πŸ‘ 401    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 5

Happens tomorrow. There is still time to book.

20.02.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Transforming the Canon Diverse Perspectives in Literary Studies

Join us at the National Library for a fascinating day of talks and discussions - please spread the word #literarystudies #diversity www.nli.ie/exhibitions-...

11.02.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Image of a large microphone in front of a laptop and a computer monitor.

Image of a large microphone in front of a laptop and a computer monitor.

Got to conduct another interview with a poet this weekend and it was brilliant, such an engaging conversation about poetry performance, identity, and Ireland.

17.02.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm seeking proposals for an open-access Special Issue of 'Humanities' that I'm guest editing on the topic of 'Celibacy in Irish Women's Writing'!

Please share with interested colleagues/students and contact me directly if you've an idea for a submission.

Full details: www.mdpi.com/journal/huma...

13.02.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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