Dr. Mina Gorji

Biography

Mina Gorji is an Associate Professor of English and a fellow at Pembroke College, Cambridge. She was born in Tehran and raised in London. She completed her BA in English at Trinity College, Cambridge, and pursued graduate studies at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where she earned an MPhil in Romanticism and a DPhil. Mina has held fellowships at Wadham College and Magdalen College, Oxford. Her main research area is poetry, with a focus on lyric poetry from the Romantic and contemporary periods. She co-directs the Centre for John Clare Studies, where she organizes discussions and events that celebrate Clare's work and legacy. In 2022, she received a Mid-Career Fellowship to study Romantic Aurality, exploring the significance of listening in Romantic poetry and its broader implications in music and art. Mina has published widely in notable magazines and has also authored books, including 'Art Escape' and a forthcoming collection titled 'Scale'. She is involved in teaching and supervision for MPhil Poetry and Poetics, with particular interest in Romantic and contemporary poetry, and has contributed to numerous academic publications.

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