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:
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Hi, everyone. Here is the list of poems the TAs have chosen to re-read through the perspective of the pandemic: https://media.sas.upenn.edu/afilreis/ModPo-misc/ModPo-webcast-pandemic-poem-list-May2020.pdf This PDF includes links to the poems. Have a look!
Edgar Morquecho has composed a poem called “ModPo” which, he tells us, consists of words and phrases uttered during a fall 2019 ModPo webcast. Here is a LINK to the poem.
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 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...
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
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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.
