The University of Arizona Poetry Center in Tucson, Arizona will host
Conceptual
Poetry and Its Others, a three-day symposium from May 29- May 31, 2008 to
explore and discuss the cutting-edge in contemporary avant-garde poetry. In
addition to a keynote address with renowned poetry critic Marjorie Perloff,
there will be lectures, classes, panel and roundtable discussions, and
literary
presentations. These events are designed to explore new directions in
innovative writing and to equip readers, writers, and scholars with tools to
more fully understand and appreciate new forms within contemporary
literature.
Featured artists will include Caroline Bergvall, Charles Bernstein,
Christian
Bök, Craig Dworkin, Peter Gizzi, Kenneth Goldsmith, Susan Howe, Tracie
Morris
and Cole Swensen. Early Registration Deadline is April 4, 2008. Cost is
$80
general admission and $45 for student admission. Registration after April
4,
2008 will be $105 general admission and $60 for student admission.
We are also seeking symposium participants:
CALL FOR RESPONDENTS
If you wish to participate in a Roundtable on the subject of Conceptual
Poetry
and Its Others, please send a letter of interest outlining your
qualifications
and why you would like to participate. Also include a curriculum vitae,
résumé, or biographical statement. Send these materials to Frances Sjoberg,
Symposium Roundtable, UA Poetry Center, 1508 E Helen St., Tucson, AZ
85721-0150
no later than March 4, 2008.
We are also seeking Volunteers:
VOLUNTEERS
Conceptual Poetry volunteers donate from twelve to eighteen hours during the
three-day symposium and in return are invited to attend conference events
and
workshops free of charge. Great volunteers are essential to the success of
the
symposium.
To volunteer for Conceptual Poetry, please submit a brief (30-50 word)
summary
of why you would like to volunteer along with your résumé (or a brief
biographical statement and contact information), your availability from May
29-31, 2008, and at least one professional reference (which may be a mentor
or
teacher who recommended the symposium to you). This information should be
sent
to [log in to unmask] or mailed to Conceptual Poetry Symposium, UA Poetry
Center, 1508 E Helen St., Tucson, AZ 85721-0150. Please type "volunteer
application" in the subject line or on the envelope.
Volunteer applications are reviewed from March 1-May 1, 2008. Notifications
will
be made on May 7 (for applications received prior to May 1) and May 23 (for
applications received after May 1).
The link is:
http://poetrycenter.arizona.edu/events/symposium.shtml
For more information, please contact Renee Angle, 520.626.3765 or write
[log in to unmask]
Sincerely,
Annie Guthrie
520.626.4310
|