Conference to celebrate Notre Dame poets | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Conference to celebrate Notre Dame poets Conference to celebrate Notre Dame poets Published: March 25, 2010 Author: Coleen Hoover The University of Notre Dame will present “The Open Light: A Celebration of Notre Dame Poets,” a conference that will be held March 29 to 31 (Monday to Wednesday), highlighting the accomplishments of the diverse group of poets who have studied or taught at Notre Dame. An accompanying anthology, “The Open Light: Poets from Notre Dame, 1991-2008,” will be published, featuring a foreword by Orlando Ricardo Menes, professor of poetry in the Creative Writing Program at Notre Dame. All readings, which are free and open to the public, will take place in Seminar Room 100-104 of Notre Dame’s McKenna Hall. The first reading will be held March 29 at 3 p.m., featuring presentations by poets Jenny Boully, Beth Ann Fennelly and Kimberly Blaeser, followed by a reception at 4:30 p.m. At 5 p.m., current Notre Dame graduate students will present papers and give readings from “The Open Light anthology.” At 8 p.m., poets Joyelle McSweeney, Robert Archambeau, and Cornelius Eady will present readings. On March 30, the first reading will be held at 3 p.m., featuring poets Francisco Aragón, Jacque Brogan and John Wilkinson, followed by presentations and readings by Notre Dame graduate students at 4:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., there will be readings by Henry Weinfield, Orlando Menes and Mary Hawley. On March 31, Letras Latinas will sponsor a breakfast reception at 9:30 a.m. in the atrium of the Julian Samora Library, located Room 204 of McKenna Hall, followed by panel discussions on poetry, poetics and the poet’s education at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. More information and a complete schedule of events are available here. Contact: Coleen Hoover, Creative Writing Program, 574-631-7526, hoover.14@nd.edu Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn