Role
Dr Linda Kemp is a Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences.
Research areas
Dr Kemp’s work focuses on the possibilities of contemporary and experimental poetics, with particular attention to how practices of form, perception, and inquiry open to new knowledge. Her research interests include:
- Contemporary and experimental poetry and poetics
- Conversations between imaginative writing and contemporary social issues
- Modern poetry and poetics
- Archival and bibliographic research in poetry and poetics
Dr Kemp also co‑leads the Spirituality, Religion, and the Transpersonal (SPIRIT) Research Group at NTU, supporting research into the methodological implications of non‑standard forms of inquiry.
Opportunities to undertake postgraduate research towards a PhD are available, and Dr Kemp welcomes proposals from prospective students interested in any of the above or related areas. Further information is available from the NTU Doctoral School.
External activity
Dr Kemp serves as a peer reviewer for journals specialising in poetry, poetics, and literary criticism, contributing evaluative and developmental feedback across a range of creative‑critical and scholarly work. In addition to this, she provides editorial consultation on manuscripts in poetry, poetics, and related areas, supporting authors in shaping work that engages with innovative, interdisciplinary, or practice‑informed approaches.
Publications
Poetry
- Lamentation (Broken Sleep Books, 2026)
- The Moral Theology of the Devil / Clothed with the Sun (Leafe Press, 2025)
- Annunciation Sonnets (Broken Sleep Books, 2024)
- Stitch (Contraband, 2020)
- Lease Prise Redux (Materials, 2016)