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Michael Peich welcomes the
2006 Poetry Conference attendees |

Provost Linda Lamwers welcomes attendees
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Michael Peich presents the
NEH Challenge Grant Award symbolic check
to Provost Linda Lamwers |
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Michael Peich proudly displays the
Challenge Grant check
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 The 2006 WCU Poetry Conference opening banquet
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 Dwayne and Amy Walton
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 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 |
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 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 |
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 James Fenton
Keynote Speaker |
James Fenton
Keynote Speaker |

James Fenton
Keynote Speaker |
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The audience listens to James Fenton |

James Fenton
Keynote Speaker |

Michael Peich, James Fenton, and Dana Gioia |
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Svetlana Bodrunova and FD Reeve |

Diane Thiel conferencing with one of her students |

Samuel Menashe discusses his poetry |
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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 |
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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 |
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Meg Schoerke responds to the Donald Davie presenters |

Michael Peich introduces the
Thursday evening faculty poetry readings |

Timothy Steele
Poetry Reading |
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David Yezzi
Poetry Reading |

Poetry Reading |

Terri Witek
Poetry Reading |
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Tom Cable introduces
Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award
recipient John Hollander |

John Hollander
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John Hollander
Robert Fitzgerald Prosody Award |
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Dana Gioia |

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

Catherine Tufiarello |
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Samuel Menashe |

Samuel Menashe |

Michael Peich introduces the Russian Delegation |
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Dmitriy Psurtsev |

Dmitriy Dmitriyev and Irina Dubinina |

Dmitriy Dmitriyev |
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Dana Gioia introduces Nikolay Paltsev |

Nikolay Paltsev |

Natalya Kazakova |
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Michael Peich and Dana Gioia welcome the delegation of Russian poet |

President's Social Hour |

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

President's Social Hour |

President's Social Hour |
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Jim Kates and Svetlana Bodrunova |

President's Social Hour |

R.S. Gwynn
Faculty Readings |
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Diane Thiel
Poetry Reading |

A.E. Stallings
Poetry Reading |

Charles Martin
Poetry Reading |
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Mark Jarman
Poetry Reading |

Dana Gioia introduces the concert of traditional
Russian Art Song |

Vera Danchenko--Stern, piano
and Natalie Conte, soprano |
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Vera Danchenko--Stern, paino
and Kevin Wetzel, baritone |

Art Song Concert |

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

Art Song Concert |

Art Song Concert |
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Art Song Concert |

Art Song Concert |

Art Song Concert |
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Sykes Student Union |

Faculty Book Signing |

Faculty Book Signing |
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Amy Walton, Michael Peich, and
Jamie Smith at the picnic |

Paul Lake at the picnic |

Svetlana Bodrunova at the picnic |
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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 |
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Dedicated staff of the Poetry Conference |

Alumni House Picnic |

Diane Thiel, Michael Peich,
and Kymberly Taylor |
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Dick Davis and conferee |

Musical interlude at the picnic |

Musical interlude at the picnic |
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Michael Peich and Tom Cable chat with conferees |

Musical interlude at the picnic |

Musical interlude at the picnic |
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Alfred Dorn and Michael Peich |

Rhina Espaillat
Faculty Readings |

Dana Gioia
Faculty Readings |
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David Mason
Faculty Readings |

Dick Davis
Faculty Readings |

Faculty Readings |
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Rachel Hadas
Faculty Readings |
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