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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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Jennifer

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Friday, May 4
 

2:30pm EDT

Circling the square: Joyful (and helpful) critique workshopFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Skylark RoomMelissa Varnavas

3:45pm EDT

In the Still of the NightFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomDara Wier • Holly St. John Bergon • James Haug • Kate Lindroos

7:30pm EDT

Headline Reading - Dorianne Laux and Carl PhillipsFULL PEM AtriumMalia Chung • Dorianne Laux • Carl Phillips
 
Saturday, May 5
 

9:30am EDT

How Voice Finds Form: Making Our Narrative Poems Sing!FILLING Salem Waterfront Hotel, Ballroom 1Alice Kociemba • Rhina P. Espaillat • Jacquelyn Malone • David Surette • Rich Youmans

11:00am EDT

Street Cred: Four Massachusetts Barrow Street Press PoetsLIMITED The Bridge at 211Richard Hoffman • Doug Anderson • Danielle Georges • Kevin McLellan

12:15pm EDT

Verbing: Writing Poetry from the BodyFILLING New Liberty Charter School, Room 2Cathie Desjardins

2:00pm EDT

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

7:30pm EDT

Headline Reading -Sonia SanchezFULL The Bridge at 211Sonia Sanchez • Jocelyn Shen
 
Sunday, May 6
 

11:30am EDT

Lesley MFA Poetry Faculty ReadingFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Sophia RoomStephen Haven • Steven Cramer • Joan Houlihan

2:30pm EDT

The Shakespeare Time-Traveling SpeakeasyLIMITED PEM Morse AuditoriumRegie Gibson