Cambridge University Museums have recently announced a major new initiative which it hopes can revive contemporary poetry. The project, entitled Thresholds, will pursue unique partnerships between award-winning poets and some of the most celebrated museums in the country in a cross-disciplinary celebration of the arts. Ten poets will take part in residencies at ten museums, during which they will be commissioned to create works based on the collections. Some of the most renowned names in modern poetry, including Jo Shapcott, Daljit Nagra and Don Paterson will be working at museums including the Fitzwilliam, Kettle’s Yard and the Polar Museum. The results will be published in an anthology in March.
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