ENROLL HERE! ** ModPo is a fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary U.S. poetry, with an emphasis on experimental verse, from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman to the present. Participants (who need no prior...
Here are some ideas for ModPo people who are searching for ways to spend time with ModPo during the “SloPo” season (mid-November through early September):
To enroll in any of these courses, please fill out THIS FORM. List of sessions: Session 1: January 22-31 – Kate Colby on Rosmarie Waldrop Session 2: February 19-28 – JS Wu on Renee...
Shreya, writing from Oxford in the UK, has posted a blog essay on ModPo. You can find the entire essay HERE. Below are the final paragraphs: One thing I’ve always loved about literature is...
Laura Lippman writes a substack series under the title “Shaved Meats, Piled High.” Her November 7, 2023, essay is about ModPo. Click HERE to read the whole piece. Below are the first few paragraphs:...
Maryam Daftari was inspired by the week ten poetry last year, Erica Baum’s Card Catalog and Dog Ear. She went out to Moonlight Beach (in San Diego, we live about 7 miles east of...
Michele Bethke came all the way from Colorado recently to visit us at the Writers House and be part of a live webcast in person! It was marvelous for me, among others, to finally...
The ModPo team is coming to New York City for our week 4 live webcast. Yes, yes, we will webcast from the Segal Theater, and CUNY (the City University of New York) starting at...
Dear ModPo friends near & far: Good morning! Today we start officially to do what many of you have already done—to read and discuss the poems of week 1. HERE Opens in a new...
Each year, the ModPo team leaves the Kelly Writers House and takes ModPo on the road. This year, in a few weeks, we will be traveling to Scotland! While we’re in Scotland, we have organized two meet-ups. We...
NOTE: The ModPo TAs offer weekly office hours only during the “symposium mode” of the course each year, from early September through mid-November. These office hours are listed in EST (Philadelphia time) for the...
NOTE: All times given are Eastern U.S. Time. Click HERE to watch any webcast live.
Week 1 — Wednesday, September 6 – 3 PM
Week 2 – Wednesday, September 13 – 8:30 PM
Week 3 – Wednesday, September 20 – NOON (special guest: Rachel Blau DuPlessis)
September 20, SPECIAL EVENT: 6 PM, reading by Rachel Blau DuPlessis
Week 4 – Wednesday, September 27 – 6:30 PM at Segal Theater, CUNY, New York
Week 5 – Wednesday, October 4 – 10 AM
Week 6 – Thursday, October 12 – 7 PM local time (live from Scotland)
Week 7 – Wednesday, October 18: 10 AM [Davy Knittle joins us!]
Week 8 – Wednesday, October 25: NOON – special event featuring Bernadette Mayer Memorial with Lee Ann Brown & others
October 25, SPECIAL EVENT: 6 PM readings by friends of Bernadette Mayer, hosted by Laynie Browne
Week 9 – Wednesday, November 1 – 8:30 PM [Gabi Ojeda-Sagué & Kate Colby & Ann Strong Safford join us]
Week 10 – Wednesday, November 8 – NOON (Erica Baum & Jake Marmer join panel – to be confirmed)
FINAL WORDS – Monday, November 13th – NOON
[] Click HERE to watch recordings of all the ModPo 2023 webcasts.
Yes, you can take ModPo for University of Pennsylvania credit. Three 10-week sessions are offered each year: fall, spring, summer. This version of ModPo is taught by ModPo coordinator Laynie Browne. Click HERE for all the info you need. Contact Laynie with questions at modpo@writing.upenn.edu.
ModPo has created a Teacher Resource Center (“TRC“) for teachers who use ModPo poems & videos in their classrooms. Click HERE to read teaching guides and watch videos in which teachers talk about teaching with ModPo. If you wish to be added to our teachers mailing list, write us at modpo@writing.upenn.edu. Click HERE to discuss ModPo poems with other teachers.
