We will be hosting a special off-season (“SloPo” season) live interactive webcast. Laynie, Gabi, Kate, Camara, Knar, Amber Rose, Lily, Ali and Davy—and perhaps others too—will join me and YOU too for an informal, improvised conversation...
We are delighted to announce five new SloPo mini-courses for the ModPo off-season (the first months of 2022). As with all ModPo offerings, these are free (no charge whatsoever) and open to anyone. You...
During our May 13, 2020, live interactive webcast, we talked about re-reading John Ashbery’s “Hard Times” a time of pandemic. Here is that segment of the webcast:
During our May 13, 2020, live interactive webcast, we talked about re-reading Bernadette Mayer’s “The Incorporation of Sophia’s Cereal” in a time of pandemic. Here is that segment of the webcast:
We are hosting a special “SloPo” season live interactive webcast this week—on Wednesday, May 13, starting at NOON Philadelphia time. To check out your time difference, click HERE. To watch the live webcast, just...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
NOTE: All times given are Eastern U.S. Time. Click HERE to watch any webcast live.
1) Wed 9/7/22, 3 pm (wk 1)
2) Wed 9/14/22, 9:30 am (wk 2)
3) Wed 9/21/22, 11 am (wk 3) (CELEBRATION of ModPo’s 10th anniversary & “The Difference Is Spreading” book—visitors welcome)
4) Wed 9/28/22, noon (wk 4) [featuring Jerome Rothenberg]
5) Thursday. 10/6/22, 8:30 pm (wk 5)
6) Thursday 10/13/22, 6:30 pm local time (wk 6) [in Chicago place TBD]
7) Wed 10/19/22, noon (wk 7)
8) Wed 10/26/22, 6:30 pm (wk 8) [in NYC at Morgan Library]
9) Wed 11/2/22, 3 pm (wk 9)
10) Wed 11/9/22, noon (wk 10) [featuring Laynie Browne]
11) Mon 11/14/22, noon (“final words”)
[] Click HERE to watch recordings of all the ModPo 2020 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 famed ModPo TA Anna Strong Safford and co-created with ModPo founder Al Filreis. Click HERE for all the info you need. Contact Anna 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.
