The day will deal with Leavis's critical appreciation of four Lawrence novellas, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE VICAR, THE CAPTAIN'S DOLL, ST MAWR, and THE VIRGIN AND THE GYPSY, each one during an hour's session which will include an account of Leavis's perspective on the work, the speaker's critical input, and then discussion open to all. 

There will be two sessions between 10 and noon, a two-hour break for lunch and then the two further sessions between 2 and 4 pm.  The intention is to ponder and evaluate the quality of Leavis's literary criticism as exemplified on these four considerable works. 

Dr Annalise Grice
"Lawrence's 1922: on the centenary of the publication of Aaron's Rod."

Recordings can be found on our soundcloud page and our YouTube channel

AGM

Richard Keeble

"What Fun! D. H. Lawrence as Popular Newspaper Journalist" 

Listen to the audio recording here

The Lawrence Poetry Day is devoted to PANSIES for what might seem like our most ambitious undertaking so far. The intention is to try to make us more knowledgeable about PANSIES and about Lawrence's aim through some 260 pages of their thought-provoking content. In the first hour, Malcolm Gray will 'set the scene' that led to the writing of PANSIES. The second session will be divided, John Worthen giving readings of some pansies with brief comments, to be followed by David Amos with a further selection. After lunch, Bob Hayward will offer a critical survey and appreciation of PANSIES and the final session will be for general discussion of a few more specimen pansies and an 'impressionistic' assessment of how well or ill Lawrence has done in his (far-ranging) efforts to 'address our wounds'. Members will no doubt bring their own knowledge and views to this discussion. 

Jonathan Long

“D. H. Lawrence and the Seltzers” 

Listen to the audio recording here 

Join us for our very first hybrid lifestream broadcast, linking our face to face local community with the global family with whom we have enjoyed cordial virtual zoomed contact during the last two years. It is being held in the very friendly Eastwood Baptist Church, one of the original chapels and only surviving ecclesiastical non conformist building from Lawrence’s time. It will take the form of a ‘chat show’, hosted by our own chairman Alan Wilson, interviewing a wide range of local people who have championed Eastwood with its rich history as well as spreading the legacy of the writing and witness of DH Lawrence. You are warmly invited to attend either in person or digitally, promising to be a very entertaining gathering.

Sue Reid

“'All that could be desired of a poetess': Lawrence and Rachel Annand Taylor.” 

Listen to the audio recording here.

Andrew Cooper and Kate Foster

“'It really was a new life began in me there.’ The vital significance of Haggs Farm and Jessie Chambers to DH Lawrence.” 

Listen to the audio recording here. 

Sean Matthews

“Contemporary Fiction after Lawrence: Rachel Cusk, Alison MacLeod and the Lawrentian Imperative.” 

Watch the talk on our YouTube channel here. Or visit our soundcloud page for an audiorecording.

David Amos

“Coal in the Blood: An East Midlands Coal Mining Anthology”. 

Watch the talk on our YouTube channel here.

Christmas Celebrations to be held in the lounge at St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Eastwood, NG16 3BS (our usual meeting venue).There will be Christmas themed readings and refreshments during the evening. Please let us know whether you can join us.

Kathleen Vella

"Sardinia and Malta, Suspended out of Time. A Lawrencian Vision"

DH Lawrence Society and Orwell Society joint event

Brenda Sumner 'DH Lawrence and Censorship'

Richard Lance Keeble 'The Extraordinary Power of Imagination: Orwell's Passion for Lawrence' 

Watch the talks here 

Bob Hayward 

“Original Sin and D. H. Lawrence” 

10 - 12pm Paul Filmer on Lydia Lawrence, Malcolm Gray on Arthur Lawrence

12 - 2pm break for lunch

2 - 4pm Kate Foster on Jessie Chambers, John Worthen on Frieda Lawrence

7pm 'Affirmation and Anxiety in Lady Chatterley's Lover' by Keith Cushman

Meet in the Greasley Church car park at 1.30 p.m. The walk will be approximately three miles and last about one and a half hours. There is plenty of parking in the church lay by. 

View the Symposium map created by Buxi Duan

Watch the three minute thesis presentations

Read the abstracts and bios

Closing readings: ‘In his own words: distance and proximity in Lawrence’s works’ 

Click here for the list of readings. 

Click here to listen to the readings.

AGM followed by a short presentation by David Amos, entitled, ‘Mine-Craft the Prequel: The Photographic Story of East Midlands Coal – The Rev FW Cobb collection of photographs around Eastwood c 1907 – 1917’

 Professor Keith Alldritt FLSL

‘Lawrence in Mecklenburgh Square’

Dudley Nichols

'The Burrows Family’

Dudley Nichols, a nephew of Louie Burrows, looks at the relationship between Lawrence and her family and his depiction of them in The Rainbow. In preparation for this illustrated talk Dudley has examined some of Louie’s recollections from the period 1905 to 1912 as well as drawing on evidence from Lawrence’s published letters to Louie.

Malcolm Gray: 'Love and Loss in 'Look! We Have Come Through!''

Isobel Dixon: 'Love and fear in: 'Birds, Beasts and Flowers''

Malcolm Pittock: 'Wild Common, Virgin Youth, Piano'

Bob Hayward: 'Living with his Love of Nature to the end'

Malcolm Gray

‘Education, Education, Education:  Lawrence and how we learn’

Click here to read Malcolm Gray's paper 

Carolyn Melbourne- Museum and Collections Officer 

‘The Magic of Objects; behind the scenes of the D.H.Lawrence Birthplace Museum’

Alan Wilson

‘Linwood and Newton - two unsung local musical heroes’

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 Dr Fiona Fleming

‘D. H. Lawrence and Hardy’

Following her introduction last June on the early lives and careers of DH Lawrence and Thomas Hardy, Fiona Fleming will be talking about how the rural environment they grew up in inspired their stories and moulded their ideas. For those of you wanting to do some prep reading, here are a few suggestions of texts Fiona will be referring to in her talk:  Lawrence's "Love Among the Haystacks" to be compared with Hardy's chapters "The Hollow amid the Ferns" and "The Storm – The Two Together" in Far From the Madding Crowd.

Christmas Celebrations with the Haggs Farm Preservation Society

Our podcast of readings and music is available until February 2nd 2021. 

Holly Laird

JDHLS 2020 Preview - a special number on DH Lawrence's poetry introduced by the guest editor, Holly Laird

Postponed  AGM  followed by poetry discussion

 Dr Catherine Brown

 'D. H. Lawrence and the sense of scale'

David Game: 'DH Lawrence and Australia'

Paul Eggert: ‘Birds, beasts and flowers’

Malcolm Pittock: 'Lawrence's Jessie poems' 

Interview with Clive Leivers, president of the Haggs Farm Preservation Society who talks about his own life and a forthcoming publication of his new book, a collection of Jessie Chambers' writing

Judith Ruderman The Lawrence Birthday Lecture ‘A life of illness and resilience: Reflections on Lawrence’s letters in a time of pandemic’

• 'The Country of My Heart' podcast by Alan Wilson 
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• Coffee and chat via zoom at 8 pm

• A reading of DH Lawrence's poem, Piano followed by discussion
• Bring one of your favourite Lawrence poems in case we have time for additional discussion

Dr. Hilary Hillier

'Lawrence’s use of dialect: a few readings and reflections'
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Tony Rice

'Aaron Sisson's Longest Journey'

Prof. Terry Gifford

'Trees and Gardens in Aaron's Rod'