Warren Wilson MFA at the 2013 AWP Conference
Boston  March 7-9, 2013
THURSDAY, MARCH 7th
9-10:15 a.m.
R115. A Capella Zoo: A Reading of Magical Realism and Slipstream
Alumna Erin Stalcup with Laura Miller, Amelia Gray, Mary Lou Buschi, and Jack Kaulfus
Room 203, level 2
10:30-11:45
R135. Keeping Track of Your Book
Faculty member Lan Samantha Chang with Mary Kay Zuravleff, Hannah Tinti, Bich Minh Nguyen,
and Porter Shreve
Room 109, Plaza level
R148. Being a Good Literary Citizen
Alumnus Matthew Specktor with Rob Spillman, Alan Heathcock, Emma Straub, and Julie Barer
Room 302/304, level 3
BF11. Grub Street Presents: The Icon, the Immigrant, the Bookie and the Superhero
Faculty member Christopher Castellani with Steve Almond, Andrew Goldstein, Rosie Sulton, Sarah
Gerkensmeyer
Patricia Olson Bookfair Stage, Exhibit Hall A, Plaza Level
Noon-1:15
R161. Across the Pond: Fulbright and the Seamus Heaney Poetry Center
Faculty member Connie Voisine and Jeffrey Thomson, Ciaran Carson, Sinead Morrissey
Room 105, Plaza level
R 165. Getting That First University Teaching Job
Faculty member Liam Callanan with Kathy Flann, Jane DeluryLizzie Skurnick, Jeanne Dubrow
Room 110, Plaza Level
R176. Graywolf Press Reading
Faculty member Mary Szybist and alumna Catherine Barnett with Sven Birkerts, Mary Jo Bang, and
J. Robert Lennon
Room 210
R177. I Essay to Be
Faculty member David Shields with Phillip Lopate, Maggie Nelson, and Amy Fusselman
Room 302/304, Level 3
1:30-2:45
R186. Writing and Publishing Global Fiction in a US and British-Dominated Marketplace:
Struggles and Strategies
Faculty member Dominic Smith with Mary Helen Specht, Amanda Eyre Ward, Andrew Eames, and
Nelly Rosario
R189. Nothing But the Truth: Perspectives on Creative Nonfiction in the Classroom and Beyond
Faculty member Michael Martone with Catherine Cortese, Diane Roberts, Robin Hemley, Debra
Monroe
Room 104, Plaza level
R195. From Exiled Memories to Cubop City Blues: A Tribute to Pablo Medina
This tribute to faculty member Pablo Medina will also include Fred Arroyo and Rigoberto Gonzalez
Room 111, Plaza level
R196. From Parts to a Whole: Turning a Bunch of Essays into a Unified Book
Faculty member Susan Neville with David Giffels, Sean Manning, and Meghan Daum.
Room 200, level 2
R199. “Lady Lazarus” and Beyond: The Craft of Sylvia Plath
Faculty member C. Dale Young and alumna Meghan O’Rourke with Sandra Beasley, Tara Betts, and
Shara Lessley
Room 203, level 2
R205. Defining Contemporary Poetry: How Do We Know How Much is Too Much, Not Enough,
or Too Little
Faculty member Alan Shapiro, with David Caplan, Adam Kirsch, and Charles Bernstein
Room 210, level 2
R206. Copper Canyon Press: The Next 40 Years
Faculty member Laura Kasischke with Matthew Zapruder, Fady Joudah, Brenda Shaunessy, and
Valzhyna Mort
Room 302/304, level 3
3:00-4:15
R221. From Here, From Away: Maine’s Young Poets
Alumna Adrian Blevins with Christian Barter, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, and Jeffrey Thomson
Room 107, Plaza level
R229. A Reading with Margot Livesey, Gail Mazur, and Maria Flook
Faculty member Margot Livesey will read with her Emerson College colleagues.
Room 203, level 2
R236. Camouflage and Capitalism: The Intellectual Appropriation of American Poetry
Faculty member Tony Hoagland and alumnus Reginald Dwayne Betts with Laura McCullough,
Kathleen Graber, and Peter Campion
Room 302/304, level 3
4:30-5:45
R244. Alice Hoffman and Tom Perrotta: A Reading and Conversation
Faculty member Christopher Castellani moderates.
Hynes Ballroom, level 3
R259. Beyond Ekphrasis: The Pedagogy and Practice of Other Art Forms in the Creative Writing
Classroom
Faculty member Caitlin Horrocks with Rachel Marston, Shena McAuliffe, Nicole Sheets and Robert
Glick
Room 204, level 2
FRIDAY, MARCH 8th
9:00-10:15
F124. New England Review Celebrates Vermont Writers
Faculty member Robert Cohen and alumna Kellam Ayres, with Castle Freeman, Jr., Sydney Lea, and
Cleopatra Mathis
Room 303, level 3
F129. Knowing Nothing: What Novelists Figure Out Before Page One
Faculty member Alix Ohlin with Tom Perrotta, Lauren Groff, and Michael Lowenthal
Room 310, level 3
10:30-11:45
F142. Essaying the Essay
Faculty member David Shields with Phillip Lopate, Lia Purpura, Reda Bensmaia
Room 200, level 2
F145. Massachusetts Book Award in Poetry, Past Winners Reading
Faculty member Daniel Tobin with January Gill O’Neil, Henri Cole, and James R. Whitley
Room 203, level 2
F152. Why There are Words Literary Reading Series Showcases Boston Writers
Faculty members Christopher Castellani and Pablo Medina, and alumnae Peg Alford Pursell and
Tracy Winn, with Joan Wickersham
Rooms 302/304, level 3
Noon-1:15
F170. 1963: 50 Years Later
Faculty member Thomas Lux with Jeffrey McDaniel, Rachel Zucker, and Amy Gerstler
Room 111, Plaza level
F179. Bay City Rollers: A Reading by Bay Area MFA Faculty
Faculty member Peter Orner with Andrew Altschul, Cornelia Nixon , Tom Barbash, Lysley Tenorio
Room 209, Plaza level
F184. Willow Books Showcase
Alumnus Gary Lilley with Antoinette Brim, Arisa White, Reginald Flood, Quraysh Ali Lansana
Room 306, level 3
1:30-2:45
F213. 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books: A Poetry Reading
Alumnus Reginald Dwayne Betts with Carey Salerno, Brian Turner, Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno, and
Shara McCallum
Room 306, level 3
3:00-4:15
F223. Writing Past the End
Faculty member Gregory Orr and alumna Nan Cuba with Kim Stafford and Jill Bialosky
Room 103, Plaza level
F241. From Poems Online to Poets in Person: a Reading by Four Cortland Review Poets
Alumna Ginger Murchison with Stephen Dunn, Dorianne Laux, Aracdelis Girmay, and David Kirby
Room 302/304, level 3
4:30-5:45
F252. Bringing Home the Best: A Celebration of the Georgia Poetry Circuit
Faculty member Marianne Boruch with Sandra Meek, Allison Joseph, Alice Friman, and Scott Cairns
Room 209, level 2
F260. Engaging with Science: Poetry & Fiction
Faculty member C. Dale Young with Pireeni Sundaralingam, Alan Lightman,a dn Sandra Alcosser
Room 111, Plaza level
F261. Against the Hawking of Books: Reflections on Lewis Hyde’s The Gift
Faculty member Michael Martone with Amy Hassinger, Fred Arroyo, Gale Walden, and Lee Ann
Roripaugh
Room 200, level 2
F271. Copper Canyon Press 40th Anniversary Reading
Faculty member Dean Young with Michael Wiegers, CD Wright, Jean Valentine, and Bob Hicok
Rooms 302/304, level 3
8:30-10
F284. Amy Bloom & Richard Russo: A Reading and Conversation
Faculty member Richard Russo in a conversation moderated by Leah Hager Cohen
Veterans Memorial Auditorium, level 2
9-midnight
Warren Wilson MFA Reception!
Sweetwater Tavern
3 Boylston Place
SATURDAY, MARCH 9th
9:00-10:15
S113. The Poetics of Play
Alumna Catherine Barnett with D. Nurkse, Deborah Landau, Saskia Hamilton, and James Hall
Room 111, Plaza level
10:30-11:45
S138. The Lake Effect: A Celebration of Fifty Years of Creative Writing at Syracuse
Faculty member Brooks Haxton with Sarah Harwell, George Saunders, Arthur Flowers, and
Christopher Kennedy
Room 200, level 2
S140. Against Veils: A Tribute to Alan Dugan
Previous Director John Skoyles with Michael Morse, Marie Howe, Suzanne Wise, and Adrienne Su
Room 202, level 2
S141. From a Survivor: Looking at the Work of Adrienne Rich
Faculty member Gabrielle Calvocoressi with Beatrix Gates and Alicia Ostriker
Room 203, level 2
Noon-1:15
S162. Courting the Love Poem: Challenges of Sincerity and Sentimentality
Alumnus Nate Pritts with Aliyse Knorr, Timothy Liu, Joe Hall, and Beth Ann Fennelly
Room 110, Plaza level
S167. Small Presses Win Big: Publishers Sound Off on their National Book Award Winners and
Finalists
Faculty member and alumna Martha Rhodes with Parneshia Jones, Fiona McCrae, Bruce McPherson,
and Emily Louise Smith
Room 203, level 2
S171. Writing to Change the World: Social Justince and Youth Writing Programs
Alumna Glenis Redmond with Janet Hurley, Tamiko Ambrose Murray, Christina Shea, and Terry
Blackhawk
Room 208, level 2
S174. Write Where You Know: When Setting Serves as a Main Character in a Novel
Faculty member Richard Russo with John Roche, Jennifer Haigh, and Thomas Kelly
Room 302/304, level 3
1:30-2:45
S191. Message in a Bottle: Poetry of the Sacred and Profane
Faculty member Tony Hoagland and alumnus Jamaal May with Michael Broek, Nicole Cooley, and
Timothy Liu
Room 200, level 2
3:00- 4:15
S212. Moore for Writers: Frontier, Form, and the Case of Marianne Moore
Faculty member David Baker with Linda Gregerson, Stanley Plumly, and Ann Townsend
Room 104, plaza level
S213. Teaching Novel Writing Across Student Populations
Faculty member Christopher Castellani with Lisa Borders, John Vanderslice, Mako Yoshikawa, and
RJ Taylor
Room 105, Plaza level
S214. Troubling Ideas: The Renewal of Argumentative Fiction
Faculty member Caitlin Horrocks with Jess Row, Marlon James, Amitava Kumar, and Helen Benedict
Room 107, Plaza level
BF39. Kundiman: 10-Year Celebration of Lovesongs, Verses, and Books
Alumnus Matthew Olzmann with Joseph O. Legaspi, Cathy Linh Che, Brynn Saito, and Sharon
Suzuke-Martinez
Alice Hoffman Bookfair Stage, Exhibit Hall D, Level 2
4:30-5:45
S244. Levity and Gravity
Alumna Hannah Fries with Afaa M. Weaver, Alberto Rios, Katrina Vandenberg, and Alison Hawthorne
Deming
Room 110, Plaza level