There will be a memorial event to celebrate the life and work of Mr John Hammond, Emeritus Fellow, and former Senior Tutor of Homerton College, on Sunday 26th September. Refreshments prior to the event will be at 10.30am in the Boulind Room followed by presentations in the Auditorium at 11.00am. Lunch can then be purchased through the Servery.
If you wish to attend, please contact Mrs Cathy Bogg, Telephone: 01223 747280, email: cb647@cam.ac.uk.
It is with great sadness that the College announces the death of the Principal's husband, Professor Tjeerd van Andel who died on Friday 17th September 2010, aged 87 years. Professor van Andel was the Wayne Loel Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at the University of Stanford and Former Honorary Professor of the University of Cambridge.
The funeral will take place at Cambridge Crematorium on Thursday 30th September at 3.00pm. There will be refreshments at Homerton College's Combination Room from 4.30pm. (It would be helpful to let the Principal's PA, Lizzie Madder know if you intend to come to the College (Email: enm25@cam.ac.uk or telephone 01223 747132).
Family flowers only. Donations may be made to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the World Land Trust through the funeral directors, Richard Stebbings (01223 232309).
Michaelhouse Festival - Performance of 'Cantata' by Dr John Hopkins On Sunday 7 November 2010, as part of the first Michaelhouse Festival, there will be a performance of Cantata, music by John Hopkins and poetry by Clive Wilmer. The work is based on the story of Caedmon, a herdsman who could not sing. Commanded to do so in a dream, however, he sang of the Creation of the world, and the song he made is the oldest poem in English.
The performance will take place at The Michaelhouse Centre, Trinity Street, Cambridge at 6.00 p.m.
Tickets can be booked online, by post, or in person (4-5pm weekdays in Michaelhouse). By phone you can only reserve tickets (tel 07854165850 4-7pm weekdays).
Poetry and Childhood edited by Morag Styles, Louise Joy and David Whitley
Poetry and Childhood is the first academic book to give serious critical attention to the poetry of childhood. Poets who contribute include Michael Rosen and Philip Gross; poets whose work is considered range from John Bunyan to Carol Ann Duffy. Distinguished critics including Teresa Cremin, Peter Hunt, Lissa Paul, David Rudd, Chip Sullivan, Laura Tosi, and Victor Watson.
The voices of children, poets, parents and teachers responding to poetry are featured throughout. Edited by a team of poetry scholars from the University of Cambridge, the collection will be essential reading for scholars and teachers of children's literature, and will delight anyone interested in poetry or children.
The book is to be launched in October 2010. ISBN 978 1 85856 472 2.
A new revised and expanded edition of Richard Hickman's book 'Why We make Art and why it is taught' has recently been published by Intellect Publishers. ISBN 9781841503783.
