Contact us
Contact us by writing to modpo@writing.upenn.edu. You can also call the Kelly Writers House at 215-746-POEM.
fall 2023 webcast schedule
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 2022 webcasts.
take ModPo for credit
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.
for teachers
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.
