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2018 Massachusetts Poetry Festival

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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1:15pm EDT

Poetry of Place: BostonFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomRuby Poltorak • Kevin Bowen • Charles Coe • Regie Gibson • Holly Guran

2:30pm EDT

Headline Reading - Rhina P. EspaillatFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomRhina P. Espaillat

3:45pm EDT

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

9:00pm EDT

College SlammersLIMITED Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomDanielle Jones

9:30am EDT

Forgotten Women: A Tribute in PoetryFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomGinny Lowe Connors • Christine Casson • Carol Dine • Jennifer Freed • Suellen Wedmore

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

3 Nations Anthology Reading: Native, Canadian & New England WritersLIMITED Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomValerie Lawson • Carol Hobbs • Paul Hostovsky • Sonja Johanson • Cheryl Savageau • David Surette

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

3:15pm EDT

10th Anniversary of the UMass Boston MFA ProgramFILLING Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomLloyd Schwartz • Lillian-Yvonne Bertram • Jill McDonough

9:00am EDT

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

10:15am EDT

On Our Own Terms: Underrepresented Voices in PoetryLIMITED Hawthorne Hotel, Library RoomPilar Quintana • Dominique Cyprès • Nate Vaccaro • James St. Vincent

11:30am EDT

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