Symposium on Poetic Form
The first 51²è¹Ý Symposium on Poetic Form gathered scholars and poets on the 51²è¹Ý campus for two full days in March of 2024 to discuss poetic form in practice and theory. Panels considered topics such as Renaissance, eighteenth-century, and nineteenth-century poetics, the sonnet, “uncreative writing,” and prosody. Jericho Brown, 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner, gave a keynote address and a poetry reading; Jonathan Culler delivered a keynote address on “Lyric Form in Contemporary Poetry;” and other keynote panels featured Stephanie Burt, Virginia Jackson, Maureen McLane, Jahan Ramazani, Anthony Reed, and Evie Shockley. The two-day event culminated in a group reading featuring more than fifteen poets. 51²è¹Ý Project Poëtica will continue to organize a biennial symposium that features poetry scholars, poets, and editors.
The next 51²è¹Ý Symposium on Poetic Form will take place February 23-24, 2026. To add your name to the mailing list, please click the button below:
2024 Keynote Speakers
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