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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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Friday, May 4
 

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
 

11:00am EDT

In Transit: A Poetry Reading with Brionne Janae, Joseph Legaspi, Leah Umansky, and Jenny XieFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomJoseph O. Legaspi • Brionne Janae • Leah Umansky • Jenny Xie

12:15pm EDT

Poetry as Social Action: Panel Discussion, Hopeful PromptsFILLING Salem Waterfront Hotel, Ballroom 1Elisabeth Weiss Horowitz • Danielle Georges • Krysten Hill • Fred Marchant • Gloria Mindock

2:00pm EDT

Salamander 25th Anniversary ReadingLIMITED The Bridge at 211Jennifer Barber • Ben Berman • Danielle Georges • Kelle Groom

3:15pm EDT

Celebrating Our 25th: Four Way Books ReadingLIMITED The Bridge at 211Vincent Guerra • Andrea Cohen • Miranda Field • Margaree Little • Kamilah Aisha Moon

7:30pm EDT

Headline Reading -Sonia SanchezFULL The Bridge at 211Sonia Sanchez • Jocelyn Shen
 
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

1:00pm EDT

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