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MARCH
March 20, 2008
Thursday
8 PM
Marathon Reading of Dante's Inferno
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Riverside Drive,
New York, NY
APRIL
April 1 , 2008
Tuesday
4:00 PM
"My Father Dickinson: On Poetic Influence"
Glasrud Lecture Series
Minnesota State Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
April 1, 2008
Tuesday
8:00 PM
Poetry Reading
Minnesota State Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
April 5, 2008
Saturday
Time TBA
Talk: Online Discussion of Women's Poetry
Conference on Why Study Women's Poetry
St. Francis College
Brooklyn, NY
Contact: Wendy Galgan, wgalgan@stfranciscollege.edu
April 15, 2008
Tuesday
7:00 PM
Poetry Reading
North Star Cafe
225 Congress St.
Portland, Maine
contact: natea@acousticspokenword.com
April 16, 2008
Wednesday
6:30 PM
Poetry Reading for National Poetry Month
Freeport Community Library
10 Library Drive
Freeport Maine
Contact: Belinda Stewart, bstewart@freeportmaine.com
207-865-3307
April 20, 2008
Sunday
7 PM
Poetry Reading, with Lee Ann Brown
Cornelia St. Reading Series
Curated by Angelo Verga
Cornelia St. Cafe
New York, NY
April 21, 2008
Monday
Judge
Annual Awards Dinner
Poetry Society of America
New York, NY
April 26, 2008
Saturday
Time TBA
"Libretto and Imagination: On Writing 'Sylvia and the Moon'"
Sylvia Plath 75th Birthday Conference and Celebration
Smith College
Northampton, MA
April 30, 2008
Wednesday
12 noon
Poetry Reading
Portland Public Library
Congress St.
Portland, Maine
contact: samantha.duckworth@gmail.com
MAY
May 6, 2008
Tuesday
11:30 -- 2:00 PM
Poetry & Peace Potluck
in honor of Gary Lawless' honorary degree from U of Southern Maine
University of Southern Maine, Lewiston
Function Room 170
Gary Lawless, Jonathan Skinner, Lee Sharkey, Pam Burr Smith, Annie Finch, Karen Spitfire, Zoe Armstrong, Terry Grasse, Martin Steingesser, Candice Stover, Peter Felsthenel, Henry Braun, Gil Helmick, Stephen Petroff, Pat Ranzoni,
Joshua O'Donnell, Elizabeth Garber, Robert Farnsworth, Kathleen Ellis, Tom Fallon, Pam Perry, Chase Herbert, Betsy Sholl, and Steve Luttrell
May 10 , 2008
Saturday
1:00 - 3:30 PM
Mother's Day Reading for Peace from In White Ink: Anthology of Mothering Poems
With Meena Alexander, Colette Inez, Marilyn Hacker, Alicia Ostriker, Marie Ponsot, Jean Valentine
Bowery Poetry Club
New York, NY
May 15, 2008
Thursday
7:30 pm
Opening Night -- Maine Festival of the Book
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland, Maine
Hosted by Governor John E. Baldacci and First Lady of Maine Karen M. Baldacci
Special reading of Annie Finch's Longfellow-inspired poem "Rainy Day Room"
General admission $10 www.porttix.com
Note: Meet Annie at a 6:00 pm Reception with the Authors to benefit Maine Reads: Heavy hors d’ouevres, cash bar, and complimentary orchestra seating for the 7:30 pm readings. Tickets are $50 per person and available by calling Maine Reads 207-871-9100 or sending a check made payable to Maine Reads to: Maine Reads, 19 South St. Suite 8B, Portland, ME 04102. Please include contact information. Seats are limited.
http://www.mainereads.org/MaineFestivaloftheBook.asp
Sat, May 17 -- 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Free and open to public
Maine Festival of the Book
Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland, Maine
A reading with Annie Finch and Michael Maglaras
A contemporary / classic poetry combination! Poet Annie Finch and recording artist Michael Maglaras present a reading of Finch’s award-winning poetry interspersed with selections by Longfellow.
http://www.mainereads.org/MaineFestivaloftheBook.asp
Sat, May 17 -- 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Release Party for Poetry in Maine Radio Program
Hosted by Maine Poet Laureate Betsy Sholl
Eastland Park Hotel, Portland, Maine
May 18 , 2008
Sunday
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Reading, Lecture, and Awarding of Poetry Prizes
Merriconeag Poetry Festival
Merriconeag Waldorf School
Freeport, Maine
JUNE
June 7, 2008
Saturday
2:00 PM
Reading for Letters to the World
with Laura Cherry, Nancy Esposito, Annie Finch, Ruth Foley, Ellen Goldstein, Joyce Heon, Diane Kendig,
Claire Keyes, Julia Lisella, Eve Rifkah,Ada Schneider, and Rosemary Starace
Presidential Hall, Alumni House
Salem State College (Upper South Campus)
Salem, Massachusetts
Contact: Diane Kendig, diane@dianekendig.com
June 11-15, 2008
National Poetry Foundation
Conference: Poetry of the 1970s
University of Maine
Orono,Maine
http://www.nationalpoetryfoundation.org/news/index.php/article/2007/10/15/poetry_of_the_1970s
JULY
July 12, 2008
12: 00 to 3:00 PM
Books & Blooms
Fair and Book Sale, reception to follow
Organized by Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Boothbay, Maine
July 4-14, 2008
Stonecoast MFA Residency
Stone House
Wolfe Neck State Park
Freeport, Maine
July 17-21, 2008
Green Witch Intensive Workshop
With Susun Weed
Wise Woman Center
Woodstock, New York
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