An Ocean Away: My Blog | Milena Williamson

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Jul 21

PhDisruption

‘Unfortunately, due to the disruptions from the COVID-19 crisis…’ These are the oh-so-familiar words these days. A sinking feeling in the...

Milena Williamson

Jul 1

Lockdown Life Days 51-100

July 1st is the day we thought would never come. 100 days of lockdown in Belfast. And while it's not really 'lockdown' anymore, because m...

Milena Williamson

Jun 26

Lockdown Life Days 1-50

When the UK announced lockdown on March 24th, it was initially set for 3 weeks, just 21 days. But that was the story that never happened....

Milena Williamson

Jun 20

The Joy of Reading

Lockdown hasn’t been easy, but I’ve found great company in books. Many, many books. I’ve rediscovered my love of reading, especially as ‘...

Milena Williamson

May 26

Dear Reader...

I’m not the only one I know to start or revive a blog during this strange time. It feels good to have a new creative outlet, to challenge...

Milena Williamson

May 16

Blogging The Bold Type: How We Got Here

Recently, I found myself curled up on the couch, sipping tea and watching The Bold Type with my best friend from Swarthmore. We grew up o...

Milena Williamson

May 9

Book Review: Death and the Penguin

What would happen if a melancholic writer and a penguin were housemates in post-Soviet society? A fair bit of trouble, as it turns out. D...

Milena Williamson

Apr 26

An Ocean Away

My journey to Belfast began with strep throat and poetry. It was June 19th, 2017 and I had just gotten back into bed for a nap when I hea...

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Milena Williamson is a poet and PhD candidate at The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's University Belfast.

milenaevewilliamson@gmail.com