Five artists have been selected to complete micro-commissions following an open call. The artists - all based in, or with strong connections to Salford - have each taken a different approach to the brief of creating new content in response to the University's art collection.
This week, Jackie has shared her poem 'The World Is A Village', which analyses the paradox of never being more connected but also never being less connected to each other.
This week, we are sharing Jackie's poem 'Fiere', which celebrates friendship across the entire course of a lifetime.
The latest in a series of poems, shared weekly by Chancellor Jackie Kay during COVID-19.
New poetry in response to the COVID 19 crisis, May 2020. This week, Jackie shares her poem 'Jemini Peaches'.
New poetry in response to the COVID 19 crisis. This week, Jackie has shared the poem 'Where's My Keys?', which is written in the voice of a woman in a care home who has dementia.
The first episode of Leviathan by Shezad Dawood, originally co-commissioned by the University of Salford Art Collection, is streaming online for one week only. May 2020
New poetry in response to the COVID 19 crisis. Jackie's sixth poem 'What Key Is It Robbie?' is about finding comfort in music during these unprecedented times.
New poetry in response to the COVID 19 crisis. This week, Jackie has shared the poem 'Mask', to mark the lives of those we have lost during this pandemic.
New poetry in response to the COVID 19 crisis. This week, Jackie has shared the poem 'Ballachulish', remembering a happy trip with her dad to the village of Ballachulish in Scotland.