National Poetry Foundation Poetry and Poetics of the Eighties Conference
A message from Steve Evans:
Dear Friends of the National Poetry Foundation,
As the March 15 deadline for paper and panel proposals draws near, I wonder if I could ask for your help in spreading the news about our conference to friends, students, and other potential participants who may not have seen the call that first went out just before the Buffalo MSA in October.
www.nationalpoetryfoundation.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/poetr y-poetics-of-the-1980s-call- for-proposals/
We recognize that there has been a real "boom" in conference offerings in recent years and that it is getting difficult to choose among the many tempting alternatives.
Still, we hope you'll agree that the legacy of the Orono conferences is one well worth continuing, and that the blend of scholarly papers and poetry readings, along with the bookfair and the many opportunities to meet and talk intensively with other poets and scholars, makes for a distinctive experience that only rolls around once every four years.
International scholars traveling from outside the U.S., graduate students, and independent scholars and artists are encouraged to inquire about reduced, and in some cases fully waived, registration rates. We can also offer tips on how best to get to Orono by plane, bus, or car.
On behalf of fellow organizing committee members Carla Billitteri and Benjamin Friedlander, please accept our warm best wishes and high hopes for seeing many of you here in late June,
Steve Evans
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Associate Professor of English
Acting Director, National Poetry Foundation
Coordinator, New Writing Series
313 Neville Hall University of Maine
Orono ME 04469
