Tuesday, May 24
Wednesday, May 25
Thursday, May 26
Friday, May 27
Saturday, May 28
Tuesday, May 24
10:00 a.m. Check-in
11:30-12:45 Lunch, Mercy Center Dining Hall
1:15-2:30
- A Poet’s Field Guide, Tom Cable and Natalie Gerber
1:15-2:30
Terri Witek & Cyriaco Lopes One-Day Workshop
2:45-4:00
- Participant Reading
- Motionpoems, Todd Boss
4:15-5:30
- Connecticut Poets Panel, Katie Irish (Chair), Rennie McQuilkin, Clare Rossini, Dolores Hayden
- New Books Reading, John Foy (Moderator), Ned Balbo, Maryann Corbett, Quincy R. Lehr, Wendy Sloan
6:00-7:00 Reception
7:00-8:15 Dinner
8:30-10:00 Faculty Reading
Dick Davis, Allison Joseph, Terri Witek and Cyriaco Lopes
10:15-11:00 Reading Under the Stars for Kate Light
Annie Finch, Natalie Gerber, Kathrine Varnes, David Finck, David Bakamjian, Wendy Sloan, and others.
Wednesday, May 25
8:00-10:00 Coffee
8:30-9:45
- Artistic Collaboration, Elizabyth Hiscox and Text, Morgan Post and Jo Yarrington, Michael Bergmann
- Negative Reviews, Quincy Lehr (chair), Anna M. Evans, David Katz
10:00-11:30
Diving Deeper, Richard Blanco One-Day-Workshop
10:00-11:15
- YA Poetry Panel, Marilyn Nelson (chair), Helen Frost
- Translation, Laura Marris (chair), Todd Portnowitz, Carina del Valle Schorske
11:30-12:45 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Workshops and Seminars
Creative Writing Pedagogy, Allison Joseph One-Day Workshop
3:15-4:30
- Student Perspectives on Poetry Education: Advice for Faculty, Gillian Steinberg (chair), Laurel Dobkin, Ariella Gentin, Jessica Hecht, Ariel Inker, Lauren Kann, and Yael Marans
- Participant Reading
4:45-6:00
- Edna St. Vincent Millay, Lesley Wheeler (chair), Anna Phillips Bell, January Gill O’Neil, A.E. Stallings
- Occasional Poetry, Richard Blanco (chair), Annie Finch
6:00-7:00 Reception
7:00-8:45 Keynote Banquet
9:00-10:00 Keynote Address and Reading
Global poetry address and poetry reading, Kimiko Hahn
Thursday, May 26
8:00-10:00 Coffee
8:30-9:45
- Dead Poets Tour, Walter Skold
- Poetry & Memoir, Angela Alaimo O’Donnell (chair), Meredith Bergmann, Jane Satterfield
10:00-11:30
The Ode, Rowan Ricardo Phillips One-Day-Workshop
10:00-11:15
- Comic Song Lyrics, Melissa Balmain (chair), A.M. Juster, X.J. Kennedy, Nan Reiner
- Poetry Book Publishing, Karen Kelsay, Alex Pepple, Jon Tribble
11:30-12:45 Lunch
Thursday, May 26 ctd
1:00-3:00 Workshops and Seminars
3:15-4:30
- Poetry by the Sea Lecture in Poetry, Ange Mlinko, Introduced by A.E. Stallings
3:15-4:45
Rafael Campo One-Day Workshop
4:45-6:00
- Spotlight reading, X.J. Kennedy & Patrick Phillips, Introduced by David M. Katz
6:00-7:00 Reception
7:00-8:15 Dinner
8:30-10:00 Faculty Reading
Rafael Campo, Richard Blanco, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, A. E. Stallings
Friday, May 27
8:00-10:00 Coffee
8:30-9:45
- Poetry & Rock ‘n’ Roll, Jane Satterfield (chair), April Lindner, Rick Mullin, Dan Albergotti
- Participant Reading
10:00-11:30 The Villanelle, Marilyn Taylor One-Day Workshop
10:00-11:15
- Wendy Battin Tribute Panel, Julie Kane (Chair), Charles Hartman, Leslie McGrath, Alicia Stallings, Pat Valdata
- New Books Reading, Sally Nacker (Moderator), Anne Higgins, Jan Hodge, Jenna Le, Wendy Videlock
11:30-12:45 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Workshops and Seminars
3:15-4:30
- June Jordan at 80, Brian Gilmore (Chair), Wendy Scott Paff,
- Editing Poetry Journals, Allison Joseph , Anna Lena Phillips Bell, Anna M. Evans
4:45-6:00
- Spotlight reading, Mahogany Browne & Gregory Pardlo, Introduced by Brian Gilmore
6:00-7:00 Reception
7:00-8:15 Dinner
8:30-10:00 Faculty Reading
Marilyn Taylor, Annie Finch, Joshua Mehigan
Saturday, May 28
8:00-10:00 Coffee
8:30-9:45
- Connecticut Poetry Out Loud Presentation, Lisa Marcinkowski, Owen Elphick, Emily Saunders
10:00-11:30
Poetry and Food, Chef Tommy Habetz, One-Day Workshop
10:00-11:15
- Vices & Virtues, Gregory Pardlo (Chair)
- Poetry in the Gazebo, Micheal O’Siadhail, Lesley Wheeler
11:30-12:45 Lunch
1:15-2:30
- The Children of Children Keep Coming by Russell Goings, directed by Quentin Talley.
Good-bye until next year!
Adiós hasta el próximo año!
Au revoir jusqu’à l’année prochaine!
Auf Wiedersehen bis zum nächsten Jahr!
Arrivederci al prossimo anno!
Vaarwel tot volgend jaar!
Tuesday, May 24
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Saturday, May 28