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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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Sam Noel Orluk

Salem. Massachusetts
20. Salem State University. English major. History minor. Aspiring author and poet.
Friday, May 4
 

2:30pm EDT

Golden WalkmanFILLING Old Town Hall, 2nd floorDavid Walker • Joseph Gould

3:30pm EDT

Poetry Meet-Up! Adriatic Restaurant and BarMichael Ansara • Laurin Macios • January O'Neil • Sara Siegel

9:00pm EDT

College SlammersLIMITED Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomDanielle Jones
 
Saturday, May 5
 

11:00am EDT

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

12:15pm EDT

Headline Reading-Kaveh Akbar and Nicole SealeyFILLING PEM Morse AuditoriumKaveh Akbar • Hannah Larrabee • Nicole Sealey

2:00pm EDT

We're Here, We're Queer: New Poetry Books by LGBTQ WritersLIMITED Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomLesléa Newman • Margot Douaihy • Joy Ladin • Steven Riel

9:30pm EDT

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

10:15am EDT

Bared: Poetry on Bras and BreastsFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Sophia RoomKathleen Aguero • Barbara Helfgott Hyett • Jill McDonough • Julie Danho O'Connell

1:00pm EDT

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