S220. The LongISH Poem: a Reading of Poems and Sequences 3-9 Pages Long

Room 101, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 1
Saturday, March 1, 2014
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm

When we talk about poetry, we tend to think in terms of long and short, but what about the mid-length poem, the longISH poem—verses too large to call economical yet too small to venerate as epic? Ironically, while writers and readers expect (and perhaps demand) mid-length poems in a collection, such verses are rarely included in journals, readings, or the classroom. This reading will celebrate the pleasure and power of the mid-length poem while arguing for its revival in American Letters.

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Moderator:

Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum's first book of poems, Ghost Gear, is forthcoming in 2013 with the University of Arkansas Press; his anthology, Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days, was released in 2012. Founder and editor of PoemoftheWeek.org, he teaches writing at CU-Denver. AndrewMK.com.

Lisa Lewis's books of poetry include The Unbeliever, Silent Treatment, Vivisect, and Burned House with Swimming Pool. Director of the creative writing program at Oklahoma State University, she serves as poetry editor of the Cimarron Review.

Simone Muench is the author of five poetry books including Orange Crush and Wolf Centos. She is a recipient of a 2013 NEA fellowship, two VSC fellowships, two Illinois Arts fellowships, a Yaddo residency, and the Bright Lights/Big Verse PSA Award. She serves as faculty advisor for Jet Fuel Review.

Robert Wrigley teaches at the University of Idaho. His most recent books include Anatomy of Melancholy & Other Poems and The Church of Omnivorous Light: Selected Poems.

Terry Hummer

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S220. The LongISH Poem: a Reading of Poems and Sequences 3-9 Pages Long

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