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Date & Time

📅 Thu, Jan 29, 2026

🕐 6:00 PM

Ends: Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM

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📍 The Institute for Ideas and Imagination

Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Reid Hall 4, rue de Chevreuse, 75006 Paris, France, Paris, , 75006

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The SNF Rendez-vous de l'Institut : The Fellow's Series: Alice Oswald

Proof of registration, via a QR code on your phone or on paper, will be required to enter Reid Hall. Entry will be refused to those who are not registered.

Please note that access will not be permitted 15 minutes after the start of the event.

This event will be held in English.

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You are invited to take part in the ancient argument between a man and his soul.

Alice Oswald lives in Devon and has worked as a gardener and poet. She has a particular interest in oral and anonymous poetry and has published three anthologies and seven poetry collections, including Dart, Memorial, and Falling Awake. Among her distinctions are the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Ted Hughes Award for New Work in Poetry. From 2019 to 2023, she was the Oxford Professor in Poetry.

The Rendez-Vous de l’Institut Series is generously supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. You will find a full calendar of the Fellows’ Talks.

This event will be recorded and may be broadcast as part of our SNF Rendez-vous de l'Institut podcast series. By participating and asking questions, you consent to the use of your voice in this context.

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