Free Readings at Poetry Conference
The Thirteenth Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference will be Wednesday through Saturday. The conference is unique both for its focus on the traditional craft of poetry and for the way it combines a writers conference with a scholarly conference. Writers, critics and students mix in a notably friendly, informal, and egalitarian atmosphere in which they enjoy poetry, discussions and song.
The Thirteenth Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference will be Wednesday through Saturday. The conference is unique both for its focus on the traditional craft of poetry and for the way it combines a writers conference with a scholarly conference. Writers, critics and students mix in a notably friendly, informal, and egalitarian atmosphere in which they enjoy poetry, discussions and song.
Poetry workshops, one-day workshops and panel presentations require a registration fee.
But there are a number of activities that are free and open to the public, all of them held in the theater of the new Swope Music Hall at West Chester University:
Wednesday, 8:15 p.m. - Kay Ryan keynote reading.
Thursday, 8:15 p.m. - Poetry readings by Eric McHenry, Catherine Tufariello, Robert B. Shaw, Terri Witek, and Dana Gioia.
Friday, 8:30 p.m. - Poetry readings by David Mason, Rhina P. Espaillat, Timothy Steele, Rachel Hadas, and R. S. Gwynn.
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. - Traditional Austrian lieder concert.
8:00 p.m. - Poetry readings by Dick Davis, A.E. Stallings, H.L. Hix, Molly Peacock, and X.J. Kennedy.
- Michael Peich, director
For more information, visit www.wcupa.edu/poetryconference/
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