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Michael Peich welcomes participants to the Fifteenth Annual WCU Poetry Conference.
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Quincy Lehr and Anna Evans talk during the opening banquet. |
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Alfred Nicol and Sandy Van Doren enjoy some time at the opening banquet |
Conference participants at the banquet
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Scott Slaby and Moira Egan speak to a participant on Wednesday evening |
Michael Peich speaks with
Chelsea Rathburn and Jesse Rossa
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Tom Cable, Daniel Hoffman and John Ridland at the opening banquet |
Christine Yurick speaks with Dana Gioia
on Wednesday evening.
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Catherine Tufariello |
Conference participants make their way to the keynote reading at Swope Music Building |
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Michael Peich welcomes participants to the keynote reading |
Dana Gioia introduces Keynote Speaker, Donald Hall |
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Keynote Speaker, Donald Hall, reads
on Wednesday evening
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Donald Hall shares his work at the keynote reading |
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Donald Hall reads his work |
Donald Hall reads his work |
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Donald Hall signs his book for Carolyn Raphael |
Michael Peich introduces the melopoeia panel |
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Rhina Espiallat, John Tavano and Alfred Nicol participate in the melopoeia panel |
Rhina Espiallat, John Tavano and Alfred Nicol participate in the melopoeia panel |
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Jane Satterfield converses with another participant before the evening reading |
Sarah Busse reads her work on Thursday evening |
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Sunil Iyengar shares his poetry before the faculty reading on Thursday |
Jennifer Reeser reads before the faculty reading |
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Moira Egan opens the faculty reading on Thursday evening |
Dick Allen, reading at the faculty reading on Thursday |
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Lisa Williams |
H.L. Hix |
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Chelsea Rathburn |
R.S. Gwynn |
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J. Allyn Rosser |
Timothy Steele |
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Christopher Ricks speaking on the Bob Dylan panel "Song of a Poet" |
Conference participants listen to Christopher Ricks speak about Bob Dylan |
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Aralia Press titles on display |
David Sanders teaches his One-Day Workshop "Assembling Your First Manuscript"
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Ken Tucker, Melissa Balmain, Ben Downing and Dana Gioia conduct a panel devoted to Tom Disch |
Michael Peich introduces Helen Sung |
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Helen Sung addresses the audience before the Jazz and Poetry Concert "Sung With Words" |
Helen Sung |
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Boris Koslov, Melissa Stylianou and Johnathan Blake |
Helen Sung |
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Jazz and Poetry Concert |
Timothy Steele reads his poem as part of the Jazz and Poetry Concert |
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The Helen Sung Trio performs. Helen Sung, pianist, Boris Koslov, bassist, Johnathan Blake, percussionist |
Jazz and Poetry Concert performers with faculty members: R.S. Gwynn, Rhina P. Espaillat, Michael Peich, Helen Sung, Dana Gioia, Johnathan Blake, Melissa Stylianou, Boris Koslov and Timothy Steele |
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Participants socialize at the President's reception |
Michael Peich with WCU's new president, Greg Weisenstein and his wife, Sandra |
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WCU President Greg Weisenstein greets
conference participants
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Frank Wilson, David Mason and Dale Schellenger discuss poetry at the president's reception |
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Lisa Williams and Philip White spend time talking with Richard Wilbur |
WCU President Greg Weisenstein and his wife Sandra meet Richard Wilbur |
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Timothy Steele signs a copy of his book for Lin Tan |
Frank Ferdik displays the giveaway t-shirt
for the 2009 conference
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Talia Neffson and Joshua Mehigan
talk with David Yezzi |
Ernest Hilbert reads his work on Friday evening |
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Jill Essbaum shares her poetry before the
Friday night faculty reading
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Joshua Mehigan reads on Friday evening |
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Rhina P. Espaillat opens the faculty reading
on Friday, June 12
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Dick Davis |
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Molly Peacock |
David Mason |
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Kim Addonizio |
Dana Gioia |
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Marilyn Nelson |
Dianne and Michael Peich spend time with Richard Wiilbur (center) at the Holiday Inn poolside party |
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Conference participants gather around the pool during the Holiday Inn evening reception |
Dana Gioia interviews Richard Wilbur
during their One-Day Workshop
"A Conversation with Richard Wilbur"
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Richard Wilbur |
Richard Wilbur and Dana Gioia |
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Richard Wilbur |
Annie Finch receives the Robert Fitzgerald Award presented by Tom Cable |
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Annie Finch and Tom Cable |
The conference staff enjoy a free moment on Saturday |
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David Ives, Richard Wilbur and David Yezzi participate in the "Richard Wilbur's Translations" panel |
Richard Wilbur and David Yezzi during a panel dedicated to Wilbur's translations |
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Michael Peich, David Yezzi, Dana Gioia, David Ives and Richard Wilbur |
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Dick and Lori Allen enjoy a panel
during 2009 Poetry Conference
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Molly Peacock and Kim Addonizio
sign copies of their books
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Rhina Espaillat signs a copy of her book |
Dick Allen and Dana Gioia at the faculty book signing |
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Richard Wilbur autographs a copy of his book |
Richard Wilbur signs a book
for Lestor Graves Lennon |
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Rhina P. Espaillat and Julie Kane |
Rhina Espaillat inscribes her book |
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Krys Baker and Richard Wilbur |
Conference participants browse at the
WCU bookstore
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David Yezzi introduces "Scenes from Classical French Drama: Richard Wilbur's Moliere and Corneille" |
Kevin Durkin performs Richard Wilbur's translation
on Saturday evening
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Jennifer Van Dyck |
Paul Hecht and Jennifer Van Dyck |
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R.S. Gwynn |
Paul Hecht and R.S. Gwynn |
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Kevin Durkin |
J. Allyn Rosser and Jennifer Van Dyck |
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John Walker |
Paul Hecht and David Mason |
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Richard Wilbur reads his poetry following the performance of his translations |
A view of the audience attending Richard Wilbur's translations of Moliere and Corneille |
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Performers enjoy time together following their performance |
John Walker, David Yezzi, J. Allyn Rosser, Paul Hecht, Richard Wilbur, Kevin Durkin, Michael Peich, David Mason, Jennifer Van Dyck and R.S. Gwynn |
