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10 YEARS OF MASS POETRY!

Our 2018 headliners: Sonia Sanchez · Kaveh Akbar · Duy Doan · Jeffrey Harrison · Dorianne Laux · Erika Meitner · Carl Phillips · Nicole Sealey · Sean Thomas Dougherty · Rhina P. Espaillat

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J

jasondon72

Medford MA
I've been writing poetry for 20 years and am starting to put a lot more effort into learning the craft and developing my voice as a writer.
Saturday, May 5
 

10:30am EDT

Breaking Through the Stigma: Writing Through Addiction and RecoveryFULL PEM Create SpacesDonna Munro • Kaveh Akbar • Mary Akers • William Brewer • Nick Flynn • Wendy Mnookin

12:15pm EDT

Labor & Delivery: Emerging Poets on Notions of Literary SuccessLIMITED The Bridge at 211Chen Chen • Cassandra de Alba • Kimberly Alidio • Mag Gabbert • Keegan Lester

2:00pm EDT

Headline Reading - Duy Doan, Jeffery Harrison, and Erika MeitnerLIMITED PEM Morse AuditoriumDuy Doan • Jeffrey Harrison • Erika Meitner

3:15pm EDT

State of PoetryFULL Salem Waterfront Hotel, Compass RoomSimeon Berry • Amy Dryansky • Jennifer Jean • Jennifer Militello • Nomi Stone
 
Sunday, May 6
 

10:15am EDT

Building an Online Writing Community: Lessons from the Poetry CleanseFILLING PEM Connect BLDGK. T. Landon • Jane Poirier Hart • Jennifer Martelli • Jeanne Obbard • Rebecca Hart Olander

11:30am EDT

Writing While SoberFILLING PEM Connect BLDGKali Lightfoot • Richard Hoffman • Jennifer Martelli

1:00pm EDT

The Word WorksFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Sophia RoomKevin McLellan • Jennifer Barber • Carrie Bennett • Frannie Lindsay • Fred Marchant