Happy World Poetry Day! 📚
To celebrate, here's King's Classics student @ningfeifei06, with a reading of Xu Zhimo's (KC 1921) classic poem 'By Chance', recited in the Xu Zhimo Memorial Garden here at King's. 💜
The English translation used here is from 'Xu Zhimo in Cambridge. Life and Poetry.' by another award-winning King's alumnus - translator and scholar, Stuart Lyons (KC 1962).
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We're celebrating World Poetry Day with a reading of a Cambridge classic ❤️
'Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again' is one of the most well-known works of Chinese poet and alumnus, Xu Zhimo. In the 10 years between his admission to @kings.college in 1921 and his death in an air crash, Xu Zhimo transformed Chinese poetry, and Cambridge inspired much of his work.
The English translation used here is from 'Xu Zhimo in Cambridge. Life and Poetry.' by award-winning scholar, Stuart Lyons (King's 1962).
Reciting it is King's College Classics student, @ningfeifei06, who is reading it in Xu Zhimo’s Memorial Garden at King's.
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Following on from a great Varsity match with @cuafc last year, King's players Ella and Alissa are ready to take on Oxford again in the 2025 Football Varsity Match tomorrow! ⚽Tickets are still available, so don't miss your chance to catch an exciting game:
📆 Date: Friday, 21 March
🕔 Women’s Game Kick-off: 4:00 PM
🕢 Men’s Game Kick-off: 7:45 PM
🏟️ Venue: Abbey Stadium Newmarket Rd Cambridge CB5 8LN
🎟️ Tickets are available for just £12 here: external link#VarsityMatch#Football#WomensFootball
A special performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth opened in King's College Chapel last night to rave reviews. 💀🗡️🩸
The adaptation is directed by King's students Eva and Charlie and features several King's students in the cast and production teams.
King's third-year Esther who stars as Lady Macbeth says, "performing with King's students in a place so important to our community is a memory I will have forever."
We wish them the best of luck with their remaining shows!
📆 @macbeth.kingschapel runs until 15 March. To grab your tickets, head to 👉external link
📷 @paul_the_ashley#Macbeth#LadyMacbeth#Shakespeare#StudentTheatre#OutDamnedSpot
This document is the foundation charter of King’s College which establishes the various lands and privileges granted by Henry VI in 1446. The intricate illuminations depict Henry’s dedication to the Virgin and St Nicholas, much to the approval of his assembled lords. King’s College Archive holds records of the college’s history as well as the personal papers of key Bloomsbury figures and alumni.
We will be joined by @kings.college today at the Cambridge Archives & Collections Fair from 12-4pm! Come along to this free event to find out about the archival resources you can access in Cambridge for your dissertation or research from the specialists who care for them. Follow the link in our bio for full event details. #ArchiveFair25#specialcollections#archives#cambridgeuniversity#researchskills
Image: King’s College Archive, KC/18
Today marks the start of Lent Bumps! 🚣♂️💜
This year, following some impressive performances in the Getting On Race, we're lucky enough to have three @kingscollegeboatclub crews competing! For all start orders and division times head to: external link
Good luck to all crews this week - and 🤞 for some better weather! If you're unable to join the crowds on the towpath you can listen live to all races on 📻 Cam FM: external link#YeahKings#LentBumps#CUCBC#Rowing#CambridgeRowing
For fourth year undergraduate Dan [📷 1] , completing the @CambridgeHalfUK has been a long-term goal, "Ever since I arrived here, I've wanted to run the Cambridge Half Marathon, but only now am I finally making it happen. I am always inspired by the relationship between discomfort and growth and I can’t wait to test myself mentally and physically on Sunday."
Also taking on his first ever Half is King's Fellow and @CambridgeUniversity Proctor Dr Fraz Mir [📷 2], "I was inspired to run by watching others run the London Marathon and to impress friends and family! I also wanted to use it as an opportunity to get fitter myself and raise money for @CR_UK. I’ve managed to raise over £3000 so far and hope to reach the target of £5k by this Sunday!"
Also taking part in this Sunday's @CambridgeHalfUK are alumnus Craig (KC 2012) and College Research Associate Coco.
Craig[📷1, left], pictured with College Porter Peter [middle] in September 2015 on the day of the Chariots of Fire race says, "I had an amazing time rowing with good friends in King’s College Boat Club - since then have always kept active. I’m running the Cambridge Half Marathon to challenge myself to beat my times from when I was a rower and as an excuse to spend a weekend visiting Cambridge."
Coco [📷2,3], a former rower with @CUBCsquad says, "This is my second Cambridge Half - running it again because I love the energy and atmosphere of the day, and it's always great to bump into friends, colleagues or random people from my network."
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