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BOA is thrilled to be participating in this year's AWP Conference and Bookfair, in Seattle, from February 26 to March 1.

 

Herein find the full schedule of events, panels, and signings featuring BOA authors throughout the conference. This year, BOA will be at bookfair tables P30 and P31. Stop by, say hello to BOA staff and authors, and browse our vast selection of exceptional and essential books, including our newest Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 titles!  

 

We look forward to seeing you in Seattle! 

Books Signings Galore

 

BOA authors will be stopping by and setting up at the BOA tables (P30, P31) to sign copies of their books, including new Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 titles. Take this schedule with you to the bookfair to meet and get your copies signed by your favorite authors! 

 

Thursday, February 27

 

-Geffrey Davis: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 

(author of Revising the Storm)

 

-Jim Daniels: 2 - 3 p.m. 

(author of Birth Marks)

 

Friday, February 28

 

-Aurelie Sheehan: 11a.m. - 12 p.m. 

(author of Jewelry Box: A Collection of Histories)

 

-Jillian Weise: 2 - 3 p.m. 

(author of The Book of Goodbyes)

 

Saturday, March 1

 

-Lee Upton:11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
(author of The Tao of Humiliation

 

-Keetje Kuipers: 2 - 3 p.m.
(author of The Keys to the Jail and Beautiful in the Mouth

 

BOA Authors at AWP

A number of our authors (bolded below) will be featured in panels and offsite events during AWP. Browse through the list below as you put together your own schedule of events you don't want to miss! 

 

  

Thursday, February 27 

 

Author Panels

 

9 - 10:15 a.m.

Eco-Spectacular Vision: Post-pastoral Poetics in the 21st Century

Ravi Shankar, G.C. Waldrep, Arielle GreenbergMelissa TuckeyMarcella Durand  

Room 606, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  

   

9 - 10:15 a.m.

Daydreaming at the Mini-Mart: The Suburbs and Literary Imagination

Room 602/603, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6

   

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Is Poetry Ready for Prime Time?

Zack Rogow, Cornellus Eady, Kim Addonizio, Toby Barlow
Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center, Level 2

   

12 - 1:15 p.m.

A Tribute to Hayden Carruth: Poet, Teacher, Editor, Critic

Room 3B, Washington State Convention Center, Level 2 

   

12 - 1:15 p.m.

Translating Radical Women Poets

Room 611, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6 

   

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Before the Door of God

Room 602/603, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6

   

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Henry at 100: A Centenary Tribute to John Berryman

Room 615/616/617, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6

     

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Hot off the Presses: A Reading by Copper Canyon Poets 

 
Offsite Events & Book Signings

  

1:30 p.m.
Kim Addonizio Book Signing
Stephen F. Austen State University, 406/408
 
5:30 p.m.
Pacific University Gathering
Anne Germanacos
 
6 - 8:00 p.m. 
William Stafford Anthology Reading and Celebration
Anthology readers: Fred Marchant, Kim Stafford, G.C. Waldrep, Ellen Bass 
Caffe Ladro, 801 Pine St.
 
9:00 p.m.

Anne Germanacos

Rock Bottom Lounge, 1333 5th Ave.  

 

   

Friday, February 28 

 

Author Panels

 

9 - 10:15 a.m. 

The Influence of the International: Four Writers Talk

Susan Harris
Room 302, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3

 

9 - 10:15 a.m.  

Let It Come Down: Violence in Contemporary Poetry

John Bradley
Room 301, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3 

 

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Poetry of Wonder and Astonishment 

Room 303, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3 

    

10:30 - 11:45 p.m.

Poets on the Craft of Translation: A Conversation Between New and Established Translators 

Redwood Room, Sheraton Seattle, 2nd Floor  

 

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.  

The Art of the Book Review

Room 607, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6

 

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Calling all Poets! You've Found Your Voice; Now Find Your Audience

Room 304, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3  

 

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

University of Montana Faculty Reading

Robert Stubblefield, Greg Pape, Karen Volkman 
Room 611, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  

 

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

A Celebration of the Life and Work of Kurt Brown

Room 612, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  

 

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Women Writing Violence

Room 202, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 2  

 

3 - 4:15 p.m.

Making Certain It Goes On: A Tribute to Richard Hugo

Wyn Cooper, Andrea Hollander, Stanley Plumly, Ed Skoog Room 609, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6 

 

3 - 4:15 p.m.

20 Years After: A Poetry Reading by University of Oregon Alumni

Room 615/616/617, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6 


Offsite Events & Book Signings

4 - 6:00 p.m.
Reading for Muzzle Magazine & Vinyl Poetry
Erika Meitner
Lucid Lounge, 5241 University Way NE
 
6:00 p.m.
Introducing the Plume Anthology of Poetry 2013
Robin Behn, Jim Daniels, Rosanna Warrn, Mark Irwin, Jill Rosser
Tap House Grill, 1506 6th Ave.
 
7:00 p.m.
Women Write Resistance
Ellen Bass, Tyler Mills, Wendy Barker, Jane Satterfield, Lisa Lewis 
Jewelbox Theater, 2322 2nd Ave.
 
7:00 p.m.
A Reading by Fillipino American Poets
Aimee Suzara, Barbara Jane Reyes, Jon Pineda, Oscar Penaranda
Wyckoff Auditorium, Seattle University, 900 Broadway

 

7:30 p.m. 

Starcherone (start your own) Party

Levine, Steven Hendricks, Alissa Nutting, Aimee Parkison, Michael James Rizza, Thaddeus Rutkowski

Lucid Lounge, 5241 University Way

 

 

Saturday, March 1 

 

Author Panels

 

9 - 10:15 a.m.

The Creative Writer as Critic

Room 602/603, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  

  

9 - 10:15 a.m.

Reported Poem, Lyric Truth

Room 202, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 2  

 

9 - 10:15 a.m.

Women's Voices Matter - A Reading from Lost Orchard: Prose and Poetry from the Kirkland College Community

Room LL5, Western New England MFA Annex, Lower Level  

 

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Rethinking the Poetry Workshop: Innovating and Subverting Traditional Creative Writing Pedagogy

Room 618/619/620, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  

 
10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Sam Hamill & Friends

Room 301, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3  


10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Hyphenated Poets: Ethnic American Writing Against Type

Room 615/616/617, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  


10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

The Long Run: Anhinga Press 40th Anniversary Reading

Erika Meitner, Diane Wakoski, Keith Ratzlaff, Anna Ross, Gerry LaFemina

Room 400, Washington State Convention Center, Level 4  

 

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

The Wreckage of Reason: Contemporary Experimental Prose by Women Writers

Cedar Room, Sheraton Seattle, 2nd Floor  

 

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

Parts Toward a Whole: Tackling the Series of Linked Stories or Poems

Room 302, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3  

  

10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

FUSION: International Collaborations of Poetry and Art

Room 3A, Washington State Convention Center, Level 2  

 

12 - 1:15 p.m.

A Reading from Flash Fiction Funny

 Room 303, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3   

   

12 - 1:15 p.m.

Poetry as Sound's Potential

Room 604, Washington State Convention Center, Level 6  

 

12 - 1:15 p.m.

Translation as Transformation, Language as Skin: Some Perspectives on Creative Process

Willis Barnstone, Kazim Ali
Room 305, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3  

   

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

The Sincerest Form of Poetry

Room LL4, Western New England MFA Annex, Lower Level  

  

4:30 - 5:45 p.m.

Nothing to Prove, Nothing to Lose: Introducing People to Poetry without Scaring Them Away

Room 2B, Washington State Convention Center, Level 2

 

Offsite Events & Book Signings

 

11:30 a.m.

Aimee Parkison Book Signing

Starcheron Books, bookfair table J27

 

  

Click here to see the full AWP 2014 Schedule of Events.
See you in Seattle! 

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