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Archive: News and Events
Readings and Workshops: January-April 2008
February 3 & 10, 2008 - Sundays, 1:00-6:00 pm
"Developing the One-Person Show: From Writing to Production"
Molly Peacock and Louise Fagan
The Unterberg Poetry Center, Literary Seminars and Lectures, 92nd Street Y, New York
February 14, 2008 - Thursday, 7:00 pm
Valentine's Day Poetry Readings from The Best American Erotic Poems: From 1800 to the Present, edited by David Lehman
New York University,
Hemmerdinger Hall, Silver Center
March 13, 2008 - Thursday, 7:30 pm
Toronto Wordstage Reading;
Cervejaria,
842 College St.,
Toronto
March 18, 2008 - Tuesday, 8:00 pm
Plasticine Reading Series,
The Central,
603 Markham St.,
Toronto
March 20, 2008 - Thursday, 4:00 pm Eastern Time, 3:00 pm Central Time
Wisconsin Public Radio,
Spring Equinox Poetry Circle of the Air
Molly Peacock discusses Spring poems on "Here On Earth with Jean Feraca"
April 3, 2008 - Thursday, 7:00 pm
Branching Out Milwaukee: Molly Peacock lectures on Edna St. Vincent Millay
Milwaukee Public Library,
Centennial Hall, 733 N. Eighth St., Milwaukee, Wisconson
April 4, 2008 - Friday, 7:00 pm
Molly Peacock reads from her forthcoming book of poems, The Second Blush
Woodland Pattern Book Center,
720 East Locust St.,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
April 7, 2008 - Monday, 6:30 pm
Branching Out Fresno: Molly Peacock lectures on Edna St. Vincent Millay
Woodward Park Library,
944 E. Perrin,
Fresno, California
April 8, 2008 - Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Molly Peacock reads from her forthcoming book of poems, The Second Blush
Woodward Park Library,
944 E. Perrin,
Fresno, California
April 12, 2008 - Saturday, 5:00 pm
Molly Peacock reads from her forthcoming book of poems, The Second Blush, for the St. Louis Poetry Center Annual Benefit Reading
The Georgian, Lafayette & 14, St. Louis, Missouri
April 13, 2008 - Sunday, 1:30 pm
Molly Peacock conducts a Poetry Workshop
University City Library Auditorium,
6702 Delmar,
University City, Missouri
April 14, 2008 - Monday, 7:30 pm
Molly Peacock reads from her forthcoming book of poems, The Second Blush
River Styx Poetry Reading Series, Duff's Restaurant,
392 North Euclid,
St. Louis, Missouri
April 25, 2008 - Friday, 10:00 am
Molly Peacock speaks to students at the Young Writers Awards
Jacksonville Public Library,
Prime Osborn Convention Center.
1000 Water St.,
Jacksonville, Florida
April 26, 2008 - Saturday, 10:15 am
Branching Out Jacksonville: Molly Peacock lectures on Edna St. Vincent Millay
Jacksonville Public Library,
Prime Osborn Convention Center.
1000 Water St.,
Jacksonville, Florida
Readings and Workshops: September-December 2007
September 1-30, 2007 - Poet of the Month On Line
September 21, 2007 - Thursday, 4:00 pm Eastern Time, 3:00 pm Central Time - Wisconsin Public Radio.
Fall Equinox Poetry Circle of the Air. Molly discusses Autumnal poems on "Here On Earth with Jean Feraca." This is a call-in poetry show. Call 1-800-642-1234 to participate, or e-mail them and they will call you. Information
September 30, 2007 - Sunday, 11:30 am to 1 pm. Word on the Street, Queens Park, Toronto. Molly Peacock reads at the Diaspora Dialogues tent.
October 3, 2007 - Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Opening Night at the Rowers Pub Poetry Reading Series, 150 Harbord Street, Toronto.
October 11, 2007 - Thursday, 6:30 pm. The New School Poetry Forum. Molly Peacock Reads from Cornucopia and Discusses Her Work with David Lehman. The New School, Room 510, 66 West 12 Street, New York City.
October 13 and 14, 2007 - Saturday and Sunday, 1:00-6:00 pm each day. The New School Master Class in Poetry: The Twenty-first Century Sonnet NWRW4212. Taught by Molly Peacock.
Is there a 21st-century sonnet? Why has the sonnet persisted, ebullient and lively, over six centuries? How has it renewed itself? More important, how has it renewed poetry and poets? We take a deep dive into as many aspects of the sonnet as we can in the two days of the workshop: the history of the sonnet, techniques of writing sonnets, the sonnet as the classic form of the love poem, the challenge of making the sonnet new in the 21st century. This workshop is open to writers at all levels, beginning to advanced. Emphasis is divided between reading and writing sonnets, using readings to inspire and instruct in rhyme, length, and type of sonnet. 2 sessions, $295.00. Register for Non-Credit or General Credit (1 credit).
October 15, 2007 - Monday, 7:00 pm. KGB Bar. 85 East 4 St.,
New York City.
Celebrating the Seren Anthology, UK, Women’s Work, edited by Eva Salzman
Molly reads with Sarah Arvio, Saskia Hamilton, Deborah Landau, Phillis Levin, Elizabeth Macklin, Katha Pollitt, editor Eva Salzman, and Rachel Wetzsteon.
October 17, 2007 - Wednesday, 7:00 pm. Salt Lake City Library. Poets in the Branches Series, sponsored by Poets House and the Poetry Society of America. Molly lectures on the life and work of Edna St. Vincent Millay. The City Library, Main Library Auditorium, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT. Information
October 30, 2007 - Tuesday, 7:30 pm. X. J. Kennedy & Molly Peacock Read From Their Works. Hampton Sydney College, Virginia. Library, 4th floor. After-Reading Reception in the Library Board Room, 9 pm. Information
November 2-11, 2007. Spalding Unversity Residency, Louisville, Kentucky. Full description of the Brief Residency MFA
Readings and Workshops: January-July 2007
January 2007: Children’s Writers' Retreat, Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania.
February 16, 2007, Friday, 2:00 pm: Reading, Ryerson University, Toronto.
February 25, 2007, Sunday, 1:00-6:00 pm: Unterberg Poetry Center, 92 St. Y, New York City. Lecturer, with Director Louise Fagan, "Creating the One-Person Show: From Writing to Production." Information
March 4, 11, and 18, 2007, Sundays, 2:00-5:00 pm: Unterberg Poetry Center, 92 St. Y, New York City. Workshop: "The Poet's Decision: Aesthetic Choices in Writing." Information
March 5, 2007, Monday, 7:30 pm: Reading of poems from Cornucopia and new work, 11th Street Bar, 510 East 11th St., New York City. With Phillis Levin and Cynthia Cruz.
March 22, 2007, Thursday, 4:00 pm: Eastern Time, 3:00 pm Central Time. Wisconsin Public Radio. The Spring Equinox Poetry Circle of the Air — Elizabeth Bishop’s Translations of Carlos Drummond de Andrade. Molly discusses the Portuguese poet on Here On Earth with Jean Feraca. This is a call-in poetry show. Call 1-800-642-1234 to participate, or e-mail them and they will call you. Information
March 28, 2007, Wednesday, 7:00 pm: Reading of poems from Cornucopia and new work, Durham College of Trent University in Oshawa, Ontario (University of Ontario Institute of Technology).
April 2, 2007, Monday, 7:30 pm: Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC. Reader. "A Celebration of the Sonnet." With Phillis Levin and Henri Cole. Information
May 6, 2007, Sunday, 4:30 pm: Branching Out. Molly lectures on Edna St. Vincent Millay at the Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut. Library Main Number: 860-695-6300. Branching Out is sponsored by Poets House and the Poetry Society of America. Information
May 25-June 3, 2007: Spalding University Brief Residency MFA in Creative Writing, Louisville, Kentucky. Faculty member. Molly teaches a workshop and mentors students in poetry and in creative nonfiction.
June 6-10, 2007, Wednesday through Sunday: West Chester Poetry Conference, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Master Class. Information
June 9, 2007, Saturday, 8:00 pm: West Chester Poetry Conference. Reading. Sykes Union Theatre. Information
July 28, 2007, Saturday: Keystone College Writing Conference, La Plume, Pennsylvania. Keynote Speaker. With Francine Prose and others.
Readings and Workshops: September-December 2006
September 3, 2006: World Jam Poetry Festival. Nathan Philips Square, Toronto.
September 11-16, 2006: Tennessee Williams Playwright-in-Residence, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Molly gives classes and lectures at the University and two performances of her one-woman show in poems, The Shimmering Verge, on Friday and Saturday evenings, September 15 and 16.
September 25 and 26, 2006: Online Poetry Circles for Advanced Placement English Teachers, sponsored by the College Boards. Molly shows AP English teachers how to create Poetry Circles in their classrooms and how to use the Poetry Circles to help students read and write about poetry for the AP Exams. Contact the College Board for registration. See Sample Poetry Circle Lesson.
October 14, 2006: The Poetry School. Saturday Workshop, 10:30 am-4:30 pm. London, UK.
October 21, 2006: The Poetry School. Saturday Workshop, 10:30 am-4:30 pm. Manchester, UK.
November 5, 2006, afternoon: Canada Launch of the Paris-based literary journal, Van Gogh's Ear. Nicholas Hoare Bookstore, 45 Front St. East, Toronto.
November 7, 2006: The Brooklyn Schools, New York City. Guest Speaker. Molly shows Middle School teachers how to create Poetry Circles in their classrooms for reading and writing about poetry and for writing poems.
November 9, 2006, 6:30 pm: The Carnegie Center, Lexington, Kentucky. Q&A workshop follows reading.
November 10-19, 2006: Spalding University Brief Residency MFA in Creative Writing, Louisville, Kentucky. Faculty member. Molly teaches a workshop and mentors students in poetry and in creative nonfiction.
November 30, 2006: Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. Guest Poet.
December 2 and 3, 2006: The New School, New York City. Faculty member. Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Molly gives her weekend course: "The 21st-Century Sonnet." This intensive course is designed for beginning to advanced students. Participants range from students who have never written sonnets to poets who have devoted their lives to them. It is both a class and a studio, where participants learn to write sonnets during the course of the weekend.
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