Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission

8 Belvidere Avenue Oxford, NJ 07863

 

 

 

7th Biennial Warren County Poetry Festival

September 24, 2011 -- 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM

 

Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts, Blair Academy, Blairstown, NJ 07825

 

Mapping the Landscape of Love and Loss in Poetry

Laura Boss, Artistic Director

 

FEATURING

Toi Derricotte, Mark Doty, Marie Howe

Jim Haba, Martin Farawell, Sander Zulauf

Stanley Barkan, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Lyn Lifshin, Joe Weil

 

Schedule of Events

 

11:00-11:55 Workshops (Various sites within Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts)

Stanley H. Barkan: Writing Across Language and Cultural Borders

Lyn Lifshin: Mother and Daughter: The Most Tangled Vines

Maria Mazziotti Gillan: Writing Your Way Home

Joe Weil: Every Paradise is Lost

 

12:10-1:00 Poetry Readings – DuBois Theater

Joe Weil, Stanley Barkan, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Lyn Lifshin

 

1:10-2:20 Panel Discussion and Q&A – DuBois Theater

Stanley Barkan, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Lyn Lifshin, Joe Weil

“An Exploration of Humanity and Interconnectedness in Contemporary Poetry”

 

2:30-3:00 Book Signing – DuBois Theater Foyer

Open Mics – Wean Theater, Music Studio, Outdoor Patio

 

3:40-4:15 Special Guests Readings: Martin Farawell, Sander Zulauf, Jim Haba

Sampler Readings: Marie Howe, Mark Doty, Toi Derricotte

 

4:30-5:40 Panel Discussion and Q & A – DuBois Theater

Toi Derricotte, Mark Doty, Marie Howe

Mapping the Landscape of Love and Loss in Contemporary Poetry”

 

5:45-7:00 Dinner Break & Open Mics – Wean Theatre, Music Studio

 

7:10-8:00 Sampler Readings: Sander Zulauf, Martin Farawell, Stanley Barkan,

Jim Haba, Joe Weil, Lyn Lifshin, Maria Mazziotti Gillan

 

8:10-8:30 Readings: Toi Derricotte

 

8:40-9:00 Readings: Marie Howe

 

9:10-9:30 Readings: Mark Doty

 

9:30-10:00 Book Signing and Reception – DuBois Theater Foyer

 

Our Invitation to You

Workshops and Panel Discussion Descriptions

POETS’ BIOGRAPHIES

 

The 7th Biennial Warren County Poetry Festival is made possible by a grant from the

New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Poetry Festival do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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