Author Archives: Zoë Wells

Sports at University – Why joining a club is one of the best things you can do

[published in The Boar, 03/10/18] The way I see it, there are three main ways you meet people in first year: your course, your accommodation, and the clubs that you join. My first year was pretty much decided from the offset. Course: English is an absurdly large degree. There are hundreds of people, and everyone has toContinue reading “Sports at University – Why joining a club is one of the best things you can do”

Killing Eve: ‘insight into the mind of a killer’

[published in The Boar, 18/10/18] When Killing Eve was first announced, I was cautiously optimistic. The premise was an enticing one: a crime-thriller show about a government worker chasing down a contract killer, with the two leads played by Sandra Oh (Grey’s Anatomy) and Jodie Comer (Doctor Foster) respectively. The idea of a female led show of this typeContinue reading “Killing Eve: ‘insight into the mind of a killer’”

Bringing Poetry into the Public Sphere

[published in The Boar, 04/09/2018] From the ancient Greek epics, to the eddas of the Norse skalds, to the confessional poetry of the second half of the 20th century, poetry has been a constant in the way we tell stories. But, to the vast majority of modern people, poetry is on its way out. Blame itContinue reading “Bringing Poetry into the Public Sphere”

Poetry on the Canals – An Interview with Jessica Kashdan-Brown

[published in Kamena Magazine, 10/08/2018] Jessica Kashdan-Brown is a current Warwick Writing Programme (WWP) student, poet, and writer, originally from Bath. Her current project, the Bath Canal Poetry Route, works with the help of the Canal & River Trust to place poetry in the locks of the Bath canals, such that the poem changes as the waterContinue reading “Poetry on the Canals – An Interview with Jessica Kashdan-Brown”

Shoot from the Lip Finals

Shoot from the Lip is an annual, competitive slam poetry event run by Jack McGowan in Leamington Spa. Poets face each other off in heats, with winning poets (as voted by the audience) making it through to the finals. The filming of the finals was a joint effort of Kamena Magazine and Shoot from theContinue reading “Shoot from the Lip Finals”

The Literature of the Incel Movement

[published in The Boar, 20/06/2018] The term ‘incel’ came into mainstream usage in late April of this year – coinciding with the Toronto van attack by a self-described incel that killed 10 people and injured 16. The term, a portmanteau of “involuntary celibate”, has evolved to refer to a specific group of men who believe that women are toContinue reading “The Literature of the Incel Movement”

Warwick to offer first Islamic Access course

[published in The Boar, 20/06/2018] Starting next academic year, the University of Warwick will offer a one term course, the “Postgraduate Award in Islamic Education”, which is designed to bridge the gap between Islamic seminaries and modern tertiary education. This will be the first course of its kind to be offered at any UK university.Continue reading “Warwick to offer first Islamic Access course”