Week 2 of ModPo 2020 has begun
Week 2 of ModPo 2020 has begun! This week, as you know, we will explore poems written by poets who are influenced by—and/or are responding to—Dickinson and Whitman. For a 5 1/2-minute video introduction...
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ModPo update on Friday of week 1 of ModPo 2020
It’s Friday of week 1 of ModPo 2020. Still plenty of time to read week 1 poems and watch videos before we turn to week 2. But if you run out of time this...
CCCR meet-up 8/28/20 about Bob Kaufman
Alison Borkowska is organizing another meet-up (via Zoom) that will happen on August 28. See below for a link to all the details, and also Alison’s email address. If you want to participate, send...
A message for new ModPo people
If you are new to ModPo, this is the message for you. Please read, click links, and ask ANY questions you might have by writing us at modpo@writing.upenn.edu. Yes, many people have joined ModPo...
2-hour discussion of Gertrude Stein with erica kaufman
The next two-hour discussion session in our series will be led by poet-teacher and legendary ModPo TA erica kaufman. This will happen on Friday, April 3rd, from 1 PM to 3 PM Eastern Standard...
2-hour discussion of Marianne Moore’s “Poetry”: Wed., April 1, 11 AM-1 PM
Our series of 2-hour special ModPo TA “office hours” continues with the next session to be held this week — specifically on Wednesday, April 1, from 11 AM until 1 PM Philly time (eastern...
Erín Moure featured in livestream reading and Q&A: 3/30/2020 at 5:30 PM
As part of our continued efforts to bring some poetry to your work-from-home and social distancing realities, we wanted to let you know about an exciting upcoming livestream event: a reading and Q&A by...
Zoom meet-up Sunday March 22 at 6 PM: Craig Santos Perez & Jason Zuzga
ModPo folks: see the information below—and consider joining a Zoom session tonight (6 PM Philadelphia, time, Sunday, March 22) along with guest poet Craig Santos Perez. Jason Zuzga is inviting you to a scheduled...
3/26/2020 discussion on “Survey” by Elizabeth Willis, hosted by Davy Knittle
On Thursday, March 26, from 5-7 PM (Philadelphia time) Davy Knittle will host a 2-hour discussion of a poem by Elizabeth Willis titled “Survey.” The text of the poem, a link to an audio...
Special 2-hour SloPo “office hour” session on Brooks’s “The Chicago Picasso”: 3/24/2020 at 11 AM
On Tuesday, March 24, 2020, from 11 AM to 1 PM Philadelphia time, Al Filreis is going to host a 2-hour discussion, in a special thread inside the ModPo discussion forum—where we’ll all talk...