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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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Richard Stoff

Friday, May 4
 

2:30pm

Circling the square: Joyful (and helpful) critique workshop Hawthorne Hotel, Skylark RoomFILLINGMelissa Varnavas

3:45pm

FDU MFA Poets: This Time It's Terminal Hawthorne Hotel, Skylark RoomFILLINGKevin Carey • R.G. Evans • Mark Hillringhouse

7:30pm

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

11:00am

Critical Collaboration: Poets and Editors Salem Waterfront Hotel, Compass RoomFILLINGWyn Cooper • Tina Cane • Karin Gottshall • Gregg LeStage

12:15pm

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

2:00pm

Salvage & Adventure: Poetic Play, Remix, Erase, Collage and Assemble! PEM Create SpacesFILLINGChing-In Chen

3:15pm

State of Poetry Salem Waterfront Hotel, Compass RoomFULLSimeon Berry • Amy Dryansky • Jennifer Jean • Jennifer Militello • Nomi Stone

7:30pm

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

9:30pm

What Poetry Means to Me: Stories about Poems, Poets, & Poetry Salem Waterfront Hotel, Ballroom 1FULLJ.D. Scrimgeour • Michael Ansara • Sean Thomas Dougherty • Krysten Hill • Alice Kociemba • Lisa Mangini
 
Sunday, May 6
 

10:15am

The Poet, The Artist, The Printer: Book Arts and the Small Press PEM Create SpacesFILLINGJanet MacFadyen • Carlyn Marcus Ekstrom • Ed Rayher • Kate Stearns • Anna M. Warrock

11:30am

The Low-Residency MFA: Is It Right for You? Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomLIMITEDK. T. Landon • Victorio Reyes Asili • Greg Hill • Lauren Banks Killelea • Pamela Taylor

1:00pm

Reading with Martha Collins, Joan Houlihan, and Ellen Dore Watson PEM Morse AuditoriumLIMITEDJoan Houlihan