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Poetry Readings, Events, and Convention Programming

DATE WHAT & WHERE DETAILS
May 23-26, 2008

Wiscon 32
The Concourse Hotel
1 West Dayton Street
Madison, WI 53703
phone 1-800-356-8293

http://www.wiscon.info

The WisCon SFPA poetry reading will be on Friday night, May 23, from 9:00-10:15 in Michaelangelo's, with Sandra Lindow, Jeannie Bergmann, Melissa Malcohn, and Alan DeNiro.
May 23-26, 2008

Balticon 42
Marriott's Hunt Valley Inn
245 Shawan Road Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031
Phone:  1-410-785-7000

http://www.balticon.org

Poetry programming includes a poetry workshop and reading featuring the winners of the Balticon 42 SF & F poetry contest, as well as an open reading.

The Balticon Poetry Workshop, Poetry Contest Winners' Reading, and Poetry Reading will take place on Sunday, May 25, from 12-2:50 p.m.

May 25, 2008 , 12:00 p.m.

OASIS 21 Poetry Panel

http://oasfis.org/oasis

Brave New Worlds of SF Poetry

Explore the worlds of speculative poetry with readings and commentary by poets. In addition Paul Vincenti and panelists will discuss relationships between poetry and the visual arts.

  • Bruce Boston     
  • Chris Ambrose(m)     
  • Malcom Deeley
  • Marge Simon      
  • Paul Vincenti           
  • John Tumlin
June 2, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Speculators Poetry Get-Together
Muldoon's Saloon & Eatery
1020 E. 185th St.
Cleveland, Ohio 44199
(immediately north of I-90)
The June meeting of the Speculators, a Cleveland-area monthly workshop for speculative poetry.
June 7, 2008, 11:00 a.m.

Southland Poets of the Fantastic
Geeks & Goths Poetry Workshop
California Science Center
700 State Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90037

http://www.californiasciencecen ter.org/GenInfo/PlanningYourVis it/Directions/Directions.php

Nancy Ellis Taylor will be hosting this workshop.  We will meet at the entrance to the California Science Center and tour the museum for poetic prompts.  Then, we will walk to the nearby USC campus for lunch and writing. 
July 17-20, 2008

What/Where:
Readercon 19
Boston Marriott Burlington
One Burlington Mall Road Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 USA Phone:  1-781-229-6565

http://www.readercon.org

The Rhysling Award Poetry Slan will be on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm.
July 19-20, 2008

BabelCon 2008
Holiday Inn Select
4728 Constitution Ave.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

www.babelcon.org

SFPA members Robin Mayhall, J. Bruce Fuller and Charles Gramlich will present a panel (possibly two) discussion on speculative poetry in the Science Fiction Track. Exact time(s) TBA. Gramlich also will be presenting three panels in the Science Track:

Saturday

  • 1:00 pm: Alien Evolution 2
  • 6:00 pm: Blessed With Nightmares

Sunday

  • 1:00 pm: The Psychology of Terror
October 30, 2008 at 10:00 p.m.

World Fantasy Convention
Poetry Reading
Hyatt Regency
700 Centre Street SE
Calgary, Alberta
Canada


http://www.worldfantasy2008.org

Carolyn Clink will host the annual poetry reading, starting at 10:00 p.m.

 

Contact Carolyn at carolyn@sfwriter.com if you plan to attend WFC and wish to participate.

 
Inclusion of events on this page is at the discretion of the web site staff. To view an archive of past events, click here.
 


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