F127. The Bigness of the Small Poem

Room L100 A, Lower Level
Friday, April 10, 2015
9:00 am to 10:15 am

 

Women poets are often told they write small poems regarding domestic issues or emotions. Female writers are seen as failures in taking on universal themes such as war or other contemporary issues. However, poems written by and concerning women’s voices (be them traditional, progressive, or other) are vital to our poetic conversation. Panelists will discuss favorite small poems they have written, those of other women poets, and how traditionally female themes in poetry are relevant and changing.


Participants

Moderator:

Sandra Marchetti is the author of a full-length collection of poems, Confluence; a chapbook, The Canopy; and a fine press collection of essays, A Detail in the Landscape. Her poems appear in The Hollins Critic, Sugar House Review, Thrush Poetry Journal, Green Mountains Review, and elsewhere.

Sara Henning is a doctoral student at the University of South Dakota, where she serves as managing editor of South Dakota Review. The author of two volumes of poetry, A Sweeter Water and To Speak of Dahlias, her work appears in such journals as Crab Orchard Review, Willow Springs, and Bombay Gin.

Vandana Khanna is the author of two books of poetry: Train to Agra and Afternoon Masala. She teaches at the University of Southern California.

Erin Elizabeth Smith is the creative director at the Sundress Academy for the Arts and author of two full-length collections. Her poems have appeared in Mid-American Review, 32 Poems, Zone 3, and more. She teaches at the University of Tennessee and serves as the managing editor of Sundress Publications.

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