ModPo 2019 opening day message from Al
It’s Friday morning as I write this here in Philadelphia USA. Twenty-four hours from now we will begin our 10-week journey through the ModPo course. Whether you are able to devote just two hours...
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Message to ModPo people ModPo 2019 begins
Yes, ModPo 2019 begins on Saturday (September 7). The discussion forums are open now, of course, but on Saturday we will really get going again. I will write again soon to give you some...
Message to all ModPo people before ModPo 2019 begins
Hello to all ModPo people! Greetings from Philadelphia—from the Kelly Writers House, home of ModPo since 2012. “ModPo” is short for “Modern & Contemporary U.S. Poetry,” the 10-week course that is free, non-credit, and...
A ModPo book
Anna Strong Safford and Al Filreis are editing & publishing a book (paperback & e-book) of 1,000-word essays by 50 poets—each writing about one poem. Here are some of the essays: Bernadette Mayer on...
ModPo & Sharpened Visions together
When Douglas Kearney visited the Kelly Writers House recently, he took a few moments to meet with Al Filreis and talk about the natural relationship between ModPo and Doug’s “Sharpened Visions” massive open online...
Special SloPo live webcast, Thursday, June 6 starting at noon
We are convening a special SloPo season (off season) ModPo live webcast on Thursday, June 6, starting at noon Philly time. Please plan to join us! Click this link then: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/multimedia/webcasts/ We will be...
ModPo webcast: June 6, starting at noon (12 pm) Philadelphia time
We will be hosting an off-season live webcast on Thursday, June 6, start at noon (12 PM) Philadelphia time. To join us, at that time click this link: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/multimedia/webcasts/ You do not need to...
Jake Marmer to host Baraka SloPo mini-course (starting 5/6/19)
“SloPo” is, as you know, the nickname ModPo’ers have given to our “off season”—which describes anything that happens in the always-open ModPo site other than during the 10 weeks each autumn (early September—mid-November) when...
Jason Zuzga back as TA for ModPo 2019
Returning as a ModPo TA for ModPo 2019: the extraordinary Jason Zuzga! It’s no wonder to me that Jason is utterly beloved by so many members of the ModPo community. He feels deeply every...
Emily Harnett returns for ModPo 2019
Emily Harnett! Emily will join us again for ModPo 2019 as a TA for the *eighth* year. Utterly brilliant—able to articulate the most nuanced point improvisationally—Emily is a person I could listen to all...