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...
Today I have the true great pleasure of announcing to you the group of ModPo TAs who will re-joining us for the upcoming annual “symposium mode” of ModPo (August 31 – November 11). Some...
David Seelow has published an essay-overview about ModPo. Near the beginning is this: “When the MOOC fanfare exploded around 2012, the platform pitched three appealing features: free cost, unlimited unenrollment, star professors. All three...
Recently we visited Dan Bergmann at his home in Massachusetts and recorded a discussion of Wallace Stevens’s “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird” and Eugene Ostashevsky’s “Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Translator.”...
Many of you will of course remember John Knight’s involvement with ModPo since its founding year, 2012. John continued to be part of the ModPo community through last fall’s 12th season. Right there at...
NOTE: All times given are Eastern U.S. Time. Click HERE to watch any webcast live. Week 1 — Wednesday, September 4 – NOONWeek 2 – Wednesday, September 11 – 8 PM (with Iain Morrison)Week...
ModPo’s Cj Prince will soon publish a book of poems. When it’s out we’ll be sure to post a link so everyone can acquire a copy. Readers will recognize ModPo poets in and around...
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...
NOTE: All times given are Eastern U.S. Time. Click HERE to watch any webcast live.
Week 1 — Wed, Sept 4 – NOON
Week 2 – Wed, Sept 11 – 8 PM (with Iain Morrison)
Week 3 – Wed, Sept 18 – 10 AM
Week 4 – Thurs, Sept 26 – 6:30 PM (live from Montreal)
Week 5 – Wed, Oct 2 – 10 AM
Week 6 – Wed, Oct 9 – NOON (with Bob Holman)
Week 7 – Wed, Oct 16: 3 PM
Week 8 – Wed, Oct 23: 3 PM (with Charles Bernstein)
Week 9 – Wed, Oct 30 – 10 AM
Week 10 – Wed, Nov 6 – NOON (with Rae Armantrout)
FINAL WORDS – Mon, Nov 11 – 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.
