2 pm – 4 pm, Saturday, October 15, 2016
Gammons Room, Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast
Who are some of the most exciting and ground-breaking poets writing today? What can their work teach us about the latest directions in American poetry? Come find out about a diverse range of writers - some of whom you may have never heard of before - from our panelists, each of whom has chosen two of their favorite contemporary poets to share with us. The panelists are experienced scholars, editors, teachers and poets themselves, and will engage in a lively conversation, with handouts, in which all are welcome to participate.
Arielle Greenberg, columnist for American Poetry Review , co-editor of the anthology Gurlesque, author of Locally Made Panties (2016)
Valerie Lawson, co-editor of Off theCoast literary journal, former host at the Boston Poetry Slam, Program Manager at Cobscook Community Learning Center, former Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance board member
John Rosenwald, Professor Emeritus of English at Beloit College in Wisconsin, Fulbright scholar, celebrated editor at the Beloit Poetry Journal
Shana Youngdahl, Assistant Professor of English at U Maine Farmington, co-director of the Longfellow Young Writers’ Workshop