22ND ANNUAL POETRY CONFERENCE Exploring & Form Narrative June 7-10, 2017 Sam Gwynn, Program Director Luke Stromberg, Assistant Director Luke Bauerlein, Senior Intern Andrew Baranek, Senior Intern
Room Assignments Workshops and Seminars in Swope Performing Arts Center Name Room The Ekphrastic Muse, Molly Peacock 204 Blank Verse and the Iambic Line, Mark Jarman 304 The Dramatic Voice, Leon Stokesbury 310 The Contemporary Sonnet, Rebecca Foust 225 Master Class, A. E. Stallings 208 Verses and Voices: Poetic Translation Seminar, Tony Barnstone 307 Light Verse and Parody, Melissa Balmain & Frank Osen 303 The Achievement of Stevie Smith Seminar, Gregory Dowling & Moira Egan 220 Finding Your Form, William Logan & Debora Greger 210 One-Day Workshops: Room 208 (preregistration and additional fee required) The Non-Metrical Line with Robert Archambeau Room 208 (In)formal Inventions with Hailey Leithauser Rooom 208 There is a break area with vending machines and a microwave on the 2nd Floor. The Poetry House will be open 8:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. and 10 midnight (except Saturday evening). All meals and receptions are at the University Foundation Building, 202 Carter Drive All events and times are subject to change. Luke Stromberg, 215-764-9958 Andrew Baraneck, 610-504-7635 Sam Gwynn, 409-350-9602 Poetry House, 610-436-3235 Useful Numbers: Luke Bauerlein, 610-804-3795 Allegheny Hall, 610-430-4040 Rainbow Cab, 610-696-6060 Public Safety, 610-436-3311
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Paintings by Rick Mullin Wednesday Saturday. 8:00 am 9:30 pm Knauer Gallery, Swope Music Building 8:00 9:45 am PANEL 1: Film and Coffee Stevie, starring Glenda Jackson, Trevor Howard, and Mona Washbourne Ware Recital Hall, Swope Music Building 10:00 11:30 am PANEL 2: First Books Chairs: Wendy Sloan, Quincy Lehr Austin Allen Annie Kim Kevin Cutrer Dawn Manning Charlotte Innes 11:45 am 12:45 pm Lunch 1:00 2:30 pm PANEL 3: Great Debates II: A Women s Poetry or a Woman s Poetry? Chair: Sam Gwynn Annie Finch Emily Grosholz Panel of Distinguished Mystery Judges 2:45 4:00 pm PANEL 4: Molly Peacock, an Appreciation Chair: Annie Finch Rebecca Foust Moira Egan Julie Kane Molly Peacock 3 4:30 pm Critical Seminar: Poetic Translation Swope Music Building 4:15 5:30 pm PANEL 5: Awards Readings Chair: Sam Gwynn Iris N. Spencer Award Myong Cha Son Haiku Award Rhina P. Espaillat Award Wil Mills Fellowship, Deborah Diemont Donald Justice Prize, Ryan Wilson, The Stranger World 5:45 6:15 pm RECEPTION West Chester Foundation Building Sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities 6:15 7:45 pm BANQUET West Chester Foundation Building Poet Emeritus: X. J. Kennedy Poet Laureate: Molly Peacock 8:00 9:00 pm KEYNOTE READING: A. E. Stallings Introduction, Sam Gwynn Adler Theatre 10:00 pm midnight AFTER-HOURS AT THE POETRY HOUSE Hosts: Ned Balbo and Jane Satterfield
Thursday, June 8, 2017 8:15 9:45 am PANEL 6: What to Say? Editors, Friends, Poets, Beginners Chair: Quincy Lehr Melissa Balmain Chelsea Barnard Jeff Holt Jean Mellichamp Milliken 10:00 11:30 am PANEL 7: The Great American Songbook I Chair: Al Basile David Katz Jennifer Melek Ozgur Sam Gwynn 10 11:45 am One-day Workshop Robert Archambeau, The Non-metrical Line 11:45 am 12:45 pm Lunch 1:00 3:00 pm Workshops and Critical Seminars 3:15 4:30 pm PANEL 8: Stress Marks, the Accentual Line Chair: Susan de Sola George Green Julie Kane Marilyn Taylor John Whitworth 3:15 4:30 pm Open Readings and Breaking the Ice Poetry House Host: Anna Yin 4:30 5:45 pm PANEL 9: Realms of the Mothers: Dos Madres Press Chair: Rick Mullin Deborah Diemont Kevin Cutrer David Katz Robert Murphy 5:45 6:45 pm RECEPTION Sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities 7:00 pm 8:00 pm Dinner 8:15 9:30 pm FACULTY READINGS Robert Archambeau Shirley Geok-lin Lim Mark Jarman Melissa Balmain Moira Egan Leon Stokesbury 10:00 pm-midnight AFTER-HOURS AT THE POETRY HOUSE Hosts: Ned Balbo and Jane Satterfield
Friday, June 9, 2017 8:15 9:45 am PANEL 10: [W]Rting and [W]Revising Chair: Amy Lemmon, Walter Ancarrow Catherine Staples Justine El-Khazen 10:00 11:30 am PANEL 11: The Gwendolyn Brooks Centennial Chair: Alexander Long Celeste Doaks Leslie Monsour Lester Lennon 10:00 11:45 One-Day Workshop Hailey Leithauser, (In)formal Inventions 11:45 am 12:45 pm Lunch 1:00 3:00 pm Workshops and Seminars 3:15 4:30 pm PANEL 12: The Other Cities I: Baltimore Chairs: Ned Balbo and Moira Egan Celeste Doaks Greg Williamson Jane Satterfield 3:15 4:30 pm Open Readings and Mysterious Links Poetry House Host: Anna Yin 4:30 5:45 PANEL 13: Bob Dylan, Yea or Nay? Chair: Luke Stromberg Leslie Monsour Quincy Lehr Jane Satterfield George Green 5:45 6:45 RECEPTION Sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities 7:00 pm 8:00 pm Dinner 8:15 9:30 pm FACULTY READINGS Rebecca Foust Frank Osen Sarah Cortez William Logan Debora Greger John Whitworth 10:00 pm-midnight AFTER-HOURS AT THE POETRY HOUSE Hosts: Ned Balbo and Jane Satterfield
Saturday, June 10, 2017 8:15 9:30 am PANEL 14: Casting a Wider Net: Poetry and the Other Arts Chair: Sarah Cortez Rebecca Foust Amy Lemmon Tony Barnstone Claudia Gary Meredith Bergmann 10:00 11:45 noon SYMPOSIUM: Poetry and Global Responsibility Adler Theatre Chair: Shirley Geok-lin Lim Emily Grosholz A. E. Stallings Bhikshuni Weisbrot, United Nations SRC Society of Writers 11:45 am 12:45 pm Lunch 1:00 3:00 pm Workshops and Critical Seminars 3:15 4:45 pm PANEL 15: Readings by Faculty and Resident Poets Chair: Ernest Hilbert Hailey Leithauser Julie Kane Tony Barnstone George Green Juliana Gray 3:15 4:45 pm Open Readings and Iron Haiku Chef Competition Poetry House Host: Anna Yin 5:00 6:45 pm PANEL 16: Readings from the Critical Seminar on Poetic Translation Chair: Tony Barnstone 6:30 7:45 pm FACULTY BOOK SIGNING AND DINNER Book sales will close Saturday at 5:00 p.m.. 8:00 9:30 pm CONCERT Lori Laitman (Kate Light Scholar in Poetry and Music) The Scarlet Letter in Concert Adler Theatre Reception: Adler Theatre Lobby Sponsored by the College of Arts and Humanities 9:30 11 pm TBA AFTER HOURS
Notes: Keynote address, Symposium: Poetry and Global Responsibility, and concert will be held in the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre, Swope Performing Arts Center. All panels and faculty readings will be held in the Ware Family Recital Hall, Swope Performing Arts Center unless otherwise noted. All receptions, meals and the opening banquet are at the West Chester University Foundation Building (Matlack Street). The Poetry House will be open daily from 8:00 am till 6:00 pm and from 10-midnight (except Saturday evening). Beer and wine will be available Thursday and Friday evenings. Resident Faculty-at-Large: Sarah Cortez, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, John Whitworth Resident Poets: Tony Barnstone, Juliana Gray, George Green, Julie Kane Resident Critic: James M. Wilson Student Interns: Alecc Costanzi and Siobhan Gleason Advisory Board The West Chester University Poetry Center Advisory Board supports the overall objectives of the West Chester University Poetry Center, Including the Iris N. Spencer Poetry Awards, through promotional and fund raising activities. The Board is composed of members/advocates of the arts community, University alumni, and local and national business and civic leaders. Current Advisory Board Members: Lorna Knowles Blake Rhina Espaillat Dana Gioia Darcie Goldberg Lester Lennon Muriel McDaniel Kean Spencer Kyler Spencer Faculty Advisory Committee The Faculty Advisory Committee s purpose is to support the mission of the WCU Poetry Center, as articulated in its founding NEH endowment grant: to create an environment in which humanities and arts are integrated, and focused on the broader implications of Poetry. Current Faculty Advisory Committee Members: Kristine Ervin, English Len Kelly, Theater Ruth Porritt, Philosophy LuAnn Smith, English Sara Kate Stewart, Art Van Stiefel, Music
Mark Your Calendars! The 23rd Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference June 6-9, 2018 An exhibition featuring paintings by Rick Mullin will be on display Wednesday through Saturday, from 8:00 am 9:30 pm in the Knauer Gallery, Swope Music Building.