New to ModPo: abridged discussion of Dickinson’s “Alone and in a Circumstance”
Text (including manuscript), audio (by Lee Ann Brown) & two filmed discussions about Dickinson’s “Alone and in a Circumstance.” https://modpo.org/explore/?poem=1135
Author: Al Filreis
JS Wu joins ModPo as our newest TA
I am thrilled to announce that JS Wu will be joining the ModPo team, as a TA, in the fall of 2023! JS is a scholar, artist, and first-time ModPo TA living in Philadelphia. She’s currently...
The passing of Andrea Buonincontro
I’m sorry to be passing along the very sad news of the death of our dear ModPo CTA friend Andrea Buonincontro on April 23. She was just 47 years old and the ModPo family...
Jason Zuzga rejoins ModPo as a TA for ModPo ’23!
I have the honor of announcing the reappointment of our extraordinary colleague and friend Jason Zuzga as a TA for ModPo ’23, the ten-week symposium mode of which begins on Saturday, September 2. I...
ModPo live webcast, May 10 at 10 AM ET
Mark your calendars! On May 10, starting at 10 AM Philadelphia time, we will convene for a live, interactive ModPo webcast. You will be able to watch and participate by tuning in to our...
Kate Colby returns to ModPo as a TA in ’23!
Al Filreis writes: I’m beyond excited to announce this: Kate Colby returns to ModPo 2023—a marvelous talented poet and a wonderfully responsive collaborative reader of poems, a good friend of the Writers House people....
The Baroness in Toronto 2023
An avid ModPo community member went to the nearby city of Toronto and, as he passed by a storefront there, saw the Baroness. And posed likewise. And sent this photo to us along with...
Max McKenna is back as a TA for ModPo ’23!
Well, what can said about Max McKenna’s positively great effect on ModPo over the past decade-plus? He’s intellectually generous, always brings new ideas to the conversation about a poem, loves leading the famed Euro...
Ali Castleman returns to ModPo for a 12th year!
Al Filreis writes: “Today I enthuse about this utterly remarkable thing: the one & only Ali Castleman will re-join ModPo starting September 2 as a ModPo TA for the *12th* year! As ModPo people...
Sophia DuRose returns at TA for ModPo 2023
Al Filreis announces the following: “I have the huge pleasure to announcing that the amazing Sophia DuRose will return as a TA for ModPo 2023 (starting September 2)! Sophia is the best—always ready with...