“Corroding the Now: Poetry + Science + SF” is a gathering of scholars, poets,  critics, scientists, science fiction writers, students, and many others. The event will take place on April 12-13, 2019 at 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD, and is set to be the first major academic event dedicated to exploring the relationship(s) between poetry, science, and science fiction.

Confirmed conference guests include Alex Goody (Oxford Brookes University), Melinda Gebbie, Allen Fisher, and Iain Sinclair.

“Corroding the Now” is co-hosted by Royal Holloway (University of London), University of Surrey, Birkbeck (University of London), and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and officially endorsed and supported by technē, HARI, and the Science Fiction Foundation.