Poetry Conference
          
West Chester University
WCU Poetry Conference
Poetry House
Director: Michael Peich
Coordinator: Jamie Smith
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3235
poetry@wcupa.edu

2006 Photos

Michael Peich welcomes the
2006 Poetry Conference attendees

Provost Linda Lamwers welcomes attendees


Michael Peich presents the
NEH Challenge Grant Award symbolic check to Provost Linda Lamwers


Michael Peich proudly displays the
Challenge Grant check

The 2006 WCU Poetry Conference opening banquet

Dwayne and Amy Walton

William Welsh
Iris N. Spencer Undergraduate
Poetry Award winner

Micheal Peich announces the
2006 Donald Justice Poetry Award Winner

Kate Light
2006 Donald Justice Poetry Award Winner

Luke Bauerlein
Iris N. Spencer Undergraduate
Poetry Award runner up

Kean Spencer presents Kate Light her
Donald Justice Award gift

Kean Spencer presents William Welsh with the Iris N. Spencer Award gift

The engraved Iris N. Spencer gift

Kean Spencer presents Luke Bauerlein with the Iris N. Spencer Award gift

Iris N. Spencer is recognized

Kyle Spencer and mother Iris N. Spencer

Iris N. Spencer Award

Kate Northrop talks with a conferee

Dana Gioia introduces
Keynote Speaker James Fenton

Michael Peich, Chelsea Rathburn, and David Yezzi

Sunil Iyengar and Rhina Espaillat wait to hear Keynote Speaker James Fenton

James Fenton
Keynote Speaker

James Fenton
Keynote Speaker

James Fenton
Keynote Speaker

The audience listens to James Fenton

James Fenton
Keynote Speaker

Michael Peich, James Fenton, and Dana Gioia

Svetlana Bodrunova and FD Reeve

Diane Thiel conferencing with one of her students

Samuel Menashe discusses his poetry

Will Espinet shares his poetry at the
Participant Readings

Poetry Conference attendee takes a break to read

Michael Peich, Bill Coyle,
Len Krisak, and James Kates

The Legacy of Donald Davie Panel

The Legacy of Donald Davie Panel
Mark Jarman, Terri Witek, and Paul Lake

The Legacy of Donald Davie Panel

Meg Schoerke responds to the Donald Davie presenters

Michael Peich introduces the
Thursday evening faculty poetry readings

Timothy Steele
Poetry Reading

David Yezzi
Poetry Reading

Poetry Reading

Terri Witek
Poetry Reading

Tom Cable introduces
Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award
recipient John Hollander

John Hollander

John Hollander
Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award

Dana Gioia

In an uncharacteristic gesture,
R.S. Gwynn emphasizes a critical point about poetry

Catherine Tufiarello

Samuel Menashe

Samuel Menashe

Michael Peich introduces the Russian Delegation

Dmitriy Psurtsev

Dmitriy Dmitriyev and Irina Dubinina

Dmitriy Dmitriyev

Dana Gioia introduces Nikolay Paltsev

Nikolay Paltsev

Natalya Kazakova

Michael Peich and Dana Gioia welcome the delegation of Russian poet

President's Social Hour

Vladimir Skorodenko

Russian delegates enjoy themselves at the President's social hour.

President's Social Hour

President's Social Hour

Jim Kates and Svetlana Bodrunova

President's Social Hour

R.S. Gwynn
Faculty Readings

Diane Thiel
Poetry Reading

A.E. Stallings
Poetry Reading

Charles Martin
Poetry Reading

Mark Jarman
Poetry Reading

Dana Gioia introduces the concert of traditional Russian Art Song

Vera Danchenko--Stern, piano
and Natalie Conte, soprano

Vera Danchenko--Stern, paino
and Kevin Wetzel, baritone

Art Song Concert

Art Song Concert

Vera Danchenko--Stern, piano, Mary Catherine Moroney, mezzo, Kevin Wetzel, baritone, and Natalie Conte, soprano

Art Song Concert

Art Song Concert

Art Song Concert

Art Song Concert

Art Song Concert

Sykes Student Union

Faculty Book Signing

Faculty Book Signing

Amy Walton, Michael Peich, and
Jamie Smith at the picnic

Paul Lake at the picnic

Svetlana Bodrunova at the picnic

Irina Dubinina, Michae Peich, Alysia Peich, Ulrich and Nancy Klabunde, and Dianne Peich

Suzanne Blair, Dianne and Michael Peich

Kate Northrop, Tom Magee, Luke Bauerlein, and Amy Walton relax at the picnic

Dedicated staff of the Poetry Conference

Alumni House Picnic

Diane Thiel, Michael Peich,
and Kymberly Taylor

Dick Davis and conferee

Musical interlude at the picnic

Musical interlude at the picnic

Michael Peich and Tom Cable chat with conferees

Musical interlude at the picnic

Musical interlude at the picnic

Alfred Dorn and Michael Peich

Rhina Espaillat
Faculty Readings

Dana Gioia
Faculty Readings

David Mason
Faculty Readings

Dick Davis
Faculty Readings

Faculty Readings

 

Rachel Hadas
Faculty Readings