Schedule of Events
Friday, March 8
9:00-10:15
F124. New England Review Celebrates Vermont Writers
Faculty member Robert Cohen and alumna Kellam Ayres, with Castle Freeman, Jr., Sydney Lea, and Cleopatra Mathis
Room 303, level 3
F129. Knowing Nothing: What Novelists Figure Out Before Page One
Faculty member Alix Ohlin with Tom Perrotta, Lauren Groff, and Michael Lowenthal
Room 310, level 3
10:30-11:45
F142. Essaying the Essay
Faculty member David Shields with Phillip Lopate, Lia Purpura, Reda Bensmaia
Room 200, level 2
F145. Massachusetts Book Award in Poetry, Past Winners Reading
Faculty member Daniel Tobin with January Gill O’Neil, Henri Cole, and James R. Whitley
Room 203, level 2
F152. Why There are Words Literary Reading Series Showcases Boston Writers
Faculty members Christopher Castellani and Pablo Medina, and alumnae Peg Alford Pursell and Tracy Winn, with Joan Wickersham
Rooms 302/304, level 3
Noon-1:15
F170. 1963: 50 Years Later
Faculty member Thomas Lux with Jeffrey McDaniel, Rachel Zucker, and Amy Gerstler
Room 111, Plaza level
F179. Bay City Rollers: A Reading by Bay Area MFA Faculty
Faculty member Peter Orner with Andrew Altschul, Cornelia Nixon , Tom Barbash, Lysley Tenorio
Room 209, Plaza level
F184. Willow Books Showcase
Alumnus Gary Lilley with Antoinette Brim, Arisa White, Reginald Flood, Quraysh Ali Lansana
Room 306, level 3
1:30-2:45
F213. 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books: A Poetry Reading
Alumnus Reginald Dwayne Betts with Carey Salerno, Brian Turner, Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno, and Shara McCallum
Room 306, level 3
3:00-4:15
F223. Writing Past the End
Faculty member Gregory Orr and alumna Nan Cuba with Kim Stafford and Jill Bialosky
Room 103, Plaza level
F241. From Poems Online to Poets in Person: a Reading by Four Cortland Review Poets
Alumna Ginger Murchison with Stephen Dunn, Dorianne Laux, Aracdelis Girmay, and David Kirby
Room 302/304, level 3
4:30-5:45
F252. Bringing Home the Best: A Celebration of the Georgia Poetry Circuit
Faculty member Marianne Boruch with Sandra Meek, Allison Joseph, Alice Friman, and Scott Cairns
Room 209, level 2
F260. Engaging with Science: Poetry & Fiction
Faculty member C. Dale Young with Pireeni Sundaralingam, Alan Lightman,a dn Sandra Alcosser
Room 111, Plaza level
F261. Against the Hawking of Books: Reflections on Lewis Hyde’s The Gift
Faculty member Michael Martone with Amy Hassinger, Fred Arroyo, Gale Walden, and Lee Ann Roripaugh
Room 200, level 2
F271. Copper Canyon Press 40th Anniversary Reading
Faculty member Dean Young with Michael Wiegers, CD Wright, Jean Valentine, and Bob Hicok
Rooms 302/304, level 3
8:30-10
F284. Amy Bloom & Richard Russo: A Reading and Conversation
Faculty member Richard Russo in a conversation moderated by Leah Hager Cohen
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, level 2
9-midnight
Warren Wilson MFA Reception!
Sweetwater Tavern 3 Boylston Place
