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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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SJ

Sebastien Jean

Friday, May 4
 

3:30pm

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

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

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

2:00pm

You Are Here: Writing From Your Place in History Salem Waterfront Hotel, Compass RoomFILLINGDanielle Jones • Jill McDonough • Nomi Stone

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
 
Sunday, May 6
 

9:00am

HER STORY IS: American & Iraqi Women Artists Collaborate in Dubai Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomLIMITEDJennifer Jean • Anne Loyer • Amy Merrill • Lillie Paquette

10:15am

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

11:30am

Writing While Sober PEM Connect BLDGFILLINGKali Lightfoot • Richard Hoffman • Jennifer Martelli

1:00pm

To the Bone: Poems of Work and Manual Labor PEM Connect BLDGFILLINGJulia Bouwsma • Kimberly Burwick • Sean Thomas Dougherty • Kevin Goodan

2:30pm

The Shakespeare Time-Traveling Speakeasy PEM Morse AuditoriumLIMITEDRegie Gibson