B.A., Gordon College
M.A., University College Cork
M.Litt., University of St Andrews
About:
Nora Kirkham is interested in the relationships between place, religious beliefs and creative practice. She is enthusiastic about teaching contemporary literature and nature writing through an interdisciplinary and global lens. She is currently a PhD candidate in English at the University of Aberdeen. Her other research interests include post-secularism in contemporary Irish women's writing, as well as Japanese literature and reading in translation across cultures. She is a recent recipient of a grant from the Sasakawa Foundation. In addition to a forthcoming poetry book, her poetry, essays, and short stories have been featured in publications such as The Christian Century, Ruminate, Rock & Sling, Arboreal Magazine, Tokyo Poetry Journal, and Transpositions.