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Readings: Spring 2010

Monday, May 10, 2010
keynote lecture: "The Zoological Imagination: Poets Writing About Animals" - 1:30-2:15 PM (Ontario Veterinary College Room 1714)
poetry reading with Mark Doty - 7:00-9:00 PM (War Memorial Hall)
both part of
"Veterinary Medicine and Literature Symposium"
Join Ontario Veterinary College for an international symposium on the use of fiction, essays, and poetry in veterinary medicine. Symposium runs May 9 - 11 at OVC in Guelph, Ontario. There will be featured talks by and discussions with scholars, veterinarians, poets and writers.
Highlights include: Sunday evening reading by Lorna Crozier; Monday evening reading by Mark Doty (National Book Award Winner) and Molly Peacock; conference keynotes on Monday and Tuesday by Mark Doty, Lorna Crozier, and Erika Ritter.
Ontario Veterinary College
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario
Registration for symposium $125 until April 16; $150 thereafter; $75 for students.
Details and registration

Readings and Workshops: Winter 2010

New York City
February 2, 2010, Tuesday, 6:29 pm
The Poetry Society of America Poems and Pints
Molly Peacock and Terese Svoboda
Fraunces Tavern, 54 Broad Street (at Pearl Street)
R or W train to Whitehall/South Ferry
Listen to Molly's reading
Information:
Fraunces Tavern Web site
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Web site

Long Island
February 15, 2010, Monday, 7:30 pm
Barnes and Noble, East Northport, NY
Molly Peacock Reading hosted by
Douglas G. Swezey of the Long Island Poetry Collective
4000 East Jericho Turnpike
East Northport, NY
631-462-0208

New York City
Evolution of the Sonnet: A Literary Seminar with Practice Lab
Unterberg Poetry Center
92nd Street Y
4 Sunday Afternoons, 2:00 – 5:00 pm
February 7, 14 & 28, March 14, 2010
No manuscript submission is required.
The Y will pro-rate if you wish to sign up for half the sessions.
In this seminar, students examine sonnets from the 16th, 17th, 19th and 20th centuries, observing the sonnet’s development in form and content from Wyatt and Shakespeare to Millay and Stallings. Each week includes a brief writing lab for students to learn how to write sonnets or, for more advanced students, how to tackle sophisticated sonnet problems. This is both a literary seminar and a practice lab that accommodates all levels, but the practice lab is not required for those who wish only a reading experience.
Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street

London, England
February 22, 2010, Monday, 8:00 pm
Coffee-house Poetry at The Troubadour Club
263-67 Old Brompton Rd., London
Molly reads her poetry and participates in a panel discussion on trends in American and British poetry. Other readers and panelists are Carrie Etter, Alan Jenkins, and Roddy Lumsden, introduced and moderated by Anne-Marie Fyfe.
Information

Roanoke, Virginia
March 6, 2010, Saturday, 11:30 am
Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia
Molly reads as part of the Lex Allen Literary Festival
Hollins University
Frances Niederer Auditorium, Richard Wetherill Visual Arts Center
7916 Williamson Road
Roanoke, VA 24019
Information: Hollins University News, Culture, and Events page and Events Calendar

Washington, D.C.
March 27, 2010, Saturday, 6:00 pm
Launch of the Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20005-3970
      The largest database of women poets in the world will be launched in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, March 27. The Mezzo Cammin Women Poets Timeline Project, which takes place during Women's History Month, will take place at the National Museum of Women in the Arts at 6:00 p.m. The event will serve as both a celebration of women's accomplishments and as a fundraiser for the timeline and will feature poets Rhina Espaillat, Annie Finch, Marilyn Nelson, Alicia Ostriker, Molly Peacock, and Terri Witek. The featured visual artist is Alice Mizrachi.
     The Timeline Project is an extension of the Mezzo Cammin journal, a web journal that is published twice a year. Mezzo Cammin was founded four years ago by Dr. Kim Bridgford, a professor of English at Fairfield University and is devoted to poetry by women.
     The event is open to the public and is hoping to not only promote the work of contemporary women poets, but also to expose readers to formal poetry by women poets. Admission is $75.00.
More information and registration

New York City
March 31, 2010, Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Molly Peacock reads her poetry with Ruth Danon
New York University
The Torch Club
18 Waverly Place (between Green and Mercer)
New York, NY 10003
212-998-6724

New York City
April 1, 2010, Thursday, 7:00 pm
100th Annual Poetry Society of America Awards Ceremony
      The 100th anniversary of the PSA's awards ceremony, celebrating the winners of our 13 annual awards with a tribute to our Centennial Frost Medalist, the late Lucille Clifton.
      PSA President Emerita Molly Peacock and former Executive Director Elise Paschen will also be honored.
      Admission is free.
The National Arts Club
Grand Gallery
15 Gramery Park South (between Irving Place and Park Avenue South)
New York, NY
Information on the PSA's Web site

New York City
April 3, 2010, Saturday, 2:00 pm
Molly Peacock reads her poetry with Carrie Etter at The Bowery Poetry Club.
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker)
New York, NY 10012-2802
212-614-0505
Admission is $8.00.

Readings and Workshops: Fall 2009

Sunday, September 6, 2009, 7:00 pm
The Village Bookshop
20A Catherine St.
Bayfield, Ontario
519-565-5600
Information on The Village Bookshop's Web site

Saturday, September 12, 2009, 12:00-5:00 pm
21st-Century Canadian Sonnet Studio
Tightrope Books
602 Markham St.
Toronto, Ontario
$75 ($50 for students)
Maximum of 10 participants.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009, 8:00 pm
Art Bar Poetry Series
Reading with Jan Conn and Ricardo Sternberg
Clinton’s
693 Bloor St. West
Toronto, Ontario

Sunday, September 20, 2009, 12:00-12:45 pm
Words Alive Festival
Cook House, Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum
East Gwillimbury, Ontario

Tuesday, September 29, 2009, 12:30 pm
Lecture
Mrs. Delany: A Woman Begins Her Life’s Work at the Age of 72
Yale Museum of British Art
1080 Chapel St.
New Haven‚ Connecticut 06520-8280
Information on the Yale Center for British Art Web site and at 203-432-2800.

Saturday, October 3, 2009, 9:30 am-noon
Reading and discussion at Laurentian University at Georgian College, Barrie, Ontario with Priscila Uppal, Bruce Meyer, Laurence Steven, and Nicole Birch-Bayley as part of the first annual James Reaney Memorial Conference: The Canadian Poet as Critic and Critic as Poet.
Alumni Hall on the Georgian College campus, Barrie, Ontario.

The New York Launch of The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2008, edited by Stephanie Bolster, published by Tightrope Books of Toronto. Molly is the Series Editor.

Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6:30-8:30 pm
Reception celebrating the New York launch of The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2008.
The Canada Room, Consulate General of Canada
1251 Ave. of the Americas (at W. 50 St.)
New York, NY
RSVP required. You must be on the advance attendance list to be admitted into the building. Email your plan to attend by October 5.

Friday, October 16, 2009, 5:00 pm
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House, New York University
58 West 10 Street (between 5 & 6 Aves.)
New York, NY 10011
(212) 998-8816
Join editors Stephanie Bolster and Molly Peacock plus a dozen of Canada's top poets at New York University for a special Friday Happy Hour Series reading celebrating the New York launch of The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2008.

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 2:00 pm
Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (between Houston and Bleecker Sts.)
New York, NY 10012
(212) 614-0505
Experience the eclectic voices of some of Canada's top poets. This special Saturday afternoon reading at the legendary Bowery Poetry Club is part of the New York launch celebrations for The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2008.

Readings and Workshops: Spring-Summer 2009

Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 7:30 pm
Reading from The Second Blush
Harbourfront Reading Series
Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Center, 235 Queen's Quay West

Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 6:00-8:00 pm
Book launch of The Second Blush
Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street
McClelland & Stewart and Ben McNally invite you to the Canadian launch of Molly Peacock's The Second Blush

Friday-Saturday, April 17-18, 2009
Poetry workshop and reading
Alabama Writers Festival
Old Alabama Town
Montgomery, Alabama

Monday, April 20, 2009
Poetry reading
Broward College
7200 Pines Blvd. 69/219
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 7:00 pm
Poetry reading with Phillis Levin and Sharon Dolin
Book Culture
536 West 112th Street (just east of Broadway)
New York, NY

Saturday, April 25, 2009, 8:00 pm
Ottawa International Writers Festival
Poetry Cabaret #1
With Jeanette Lynes and Marcus McCann
Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities
314 St. Patrick Street (at the corner of Cumberland)

Monday, May 4, 7:00 pm
Poetry reading by Molly Peacock in Olean, New York
Co-sponsored by Jamestown Community College and the Olean Public Library
Jamestown Community College, Cattaraugus County Campus
260 N. Union St., Olean, New York
Library and Liberal Arts Center, Room 308

Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 7:00 pm
Montreal launch of The Second Blush
With Carmine Starnino and Matthew Tierney
Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore
211 Rue Bernard Ouest

Thursday, May 14, 2009, 7:30 pm
Ottawa launch of The Second Blush
With Craig Poile
Library and Archives Canada
Exhibition Room A
395 Wellington St.
Information on the Collected Works Bookstore Web site

Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Humber College, Toronto

May 22-31, 2009
Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Program
Louisville, Kentucky
Full description of the Brief Residency MFA

June 10-13, 2009
West Chester Poetry Conference
Poetry House
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
Director: Michael Peich - Coordinator: Jamie Smith

Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:30 pm
Word for Word Poetry
Bryant Park Readng Room
with Kate Greenstreet, Janet Kaplan, and Jan Heller Levi
Bryant Park, behind the New York Public Library
W. 42 St. between 5th Ave. and Ave. of the Americas
New York, NY

Readings and Workshops: Winter 2009

January 25-31, 2009
Molly Peacock blogs about The Best Canadian Poetry in English, 2008 on The Best American Poetry Website.

Sundays, February 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2009, 2:00-5:00 pm
"Poetry of the Ineffable"
The Unterberg Poetry Center
Literary Seminars and Lectures
The 92nd Street Y
1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street
New York City 10128

Students examine how poets handle seemingly inexpressible ideas and emotions–vague memories, indirect concepts, the quick brush of a feeling or the otherwise "mysterious." Reading examples and then writing poetry in response, students consider how poets such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Elaine Equi, Herbert Lomax, Howard Nemerov, Praxilla and Wallace Stevens have used the elusive in their work.

Friday and Saturday, February 13 & 14, 2009
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Annual Conference & Bookfair
Hilton Hotel
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605

Friday, February 13, 2009
Writing in Multiple Genres Panel: Molly Peacock with Philip Lopate, Judith Kitchen, and David Huddle
3:00-4:15 pm
Chicago Hilton, Wiliford C

West Chester University Poetry Conference 15th Anniversary Reading
Molly Peacock with Andrew Hudgins, David Yezzi, Kim Addonizio, and David Mason
4:30-5:45 pm
Chicago Hilton, International Ballroom North

Saturday, February 14, 2009, 10:30 am
Molly Peacock: Book Signing for The Second Blush
W.W. Norton table
AWP Book Fair

Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 2:00-4:00 pm
City University of New York Graduate Center
Martin E. Segal Theater (Ground Floor)
365 Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
New York, NY 10016

Molly Peacock and Maryann Weaver present the projects they are working on as Fellows of the Leon Levy Center for Biography.
Molly Peacock presents her project about 18th-century collage artist Mrs. Delany: Passion Flowers in Winter: A Woman Starts Her Life's Work at the Age of 72.
Maryann Weaver, journalist and writer for The New Yorker and The Atlantic Monthly presents The Strange Story of Ziad Jarrah: The Story of a Terrorist.

Saturday, March 7, 2009, 10:00 am-noon (Workshop) and 1:00 pm (Reading)
Poetry Center
Passaic County Community College
1 College Blvd.
Paterson, NJ 07505-1179
(973) 684-5444

Readings and Workshops: Fall 2008

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:00 pm
Reading from The Second Blush
Canio’s Bookstore
290 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY
631-725-4926

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 7:00 pm
Reading from The Second Blush
Writers Speak series
Stony Brook Southampton MFA Program in Writing and Literature
Duke Lecture Hall in Chancellors Hall
239 Montauk Highway, Southampton, NY

Sunday, September 14, 2008, 4:00 pm
Molly Peacock reading from The Second Blush and Julie Agoos
Riverspace: Riverspace Café
119 Main Street Nyack, NY

Monday, September 22, 2007 at 3:00 pm Central Time (4:00 pm Eastern Time)
Wisconsin Public Radio: Here On Earth with Jean Feraca
Fall Equinox Poetry Circle of the Air
Molly discusses Autumnal poems with Jean Feraca
This is a call-in poetry show. Call 1-800-642-1234 to participate, or e-mail the show and they will call you. Information

Saturday, September 27, 2008, 3:00-3:30 pm
Reading from The Second Blush
The National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Arts
The National Mall
Poetry Pavilion
Reading 3:00-3:30 pm
Book Signing 3:30-4:00 pm

Friday, October 3, 2008, 5:00 pm
Molly will be part of a reading to celebrate the publication of Women Poets on Mentorship: Efforts and Affections, an anthology of essays and poems edited by Arielle Greenberg and Rachel Zucker
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
58 W. 10 St. (between 5th & 6th Aves.)

Saturday, October 4, 2008, 1:30 pm
Farmingdale Public Library
116 Merritts Road
Farmingdale, NY 11735

Saturday and Sunday, October 18 and 19, 2008, from 1:00-6:00 pm each day
Master Class in Poetry: The Twenty-first Century Sonnet
The New School
66 West 12 Street, New York, NY
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.

Thursday, October 23, 2008
Poetry Reading
Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 10:00-11:00 am
“D” Building
12666 - 72nd Ave.
Surrey, BC V3W 2M8

Thursday, October 23, 2008
Poetry Reading
Douglas College, 6:30 pm
David Lam Campus, room TBA
1250 Pinetree Way
Coquitlam, BC V3B 7X3
604-527-5723

Friday, October 24, 2008
Poetry Reading
Simon Fraser University, 12:00 Noon
515 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

Friday, October 24, 2008
Poetry Reading
University of the Fraser Valley, 7:00 pm
Molly Peacock and Gail Anderson-Dargatz
33844 King Road
Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 8:00 pm
Vancouver International Writers Festival (sponsored by the Canada Council)
Molly Peacock, Sharon Olds, and many others
Performance Works
Granville Island
1218 Cartwright Street
Vancouver, BC V6H 3R8
604-681-6330

Sunday, October 26, 11:00 am
Reading from The Second Blush
Red Hen Press 14th Anniversary Champagne Luncheon
Featuring readings from Paul Muldoon and Molly Peacock
Conferring the 2007 Red Hen Press Literary Awards
The Luxe Hotel Sunset Boulevard
11461 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Tickets: $100
818-831-0649 or email

Monday, October 27, 2008, evening
Molly PeacockReading from The Second Blush and Paul Muldoon
Claremont Graduate University
150 E. 10th Street
Claremont, CA 91711
909-621-8000

Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - Two Readings

Mount San Antonio College, 12:30 pm
1100 N. Grand Avenue
Walnut, Ca 91789
909-594-5611

University of Southern California, 7:00 pm
Reading and Book Signing
University Park Campus
Doheny Memorial Library
Intellectual Commons, Room 233
Los Angeles, CA
Watch and listen to Molly's reading
213-740-3250 or email

Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:00 pm
UCLA Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-443-7000

Thursday, October 30, 2008, 3:30pm
UC Riverside, INTS 1128
Department of Creative Writing
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521

Friday, October 31, 2008, 8:00 pm
Beyond Baroque
681 Venice Boulevard
Venice, CA 90291
310-822-3006

Sunday, November 9, 2008, for 35 minutes in the 3:00-5:00 pm time slot
Molly Peacock performs excerpts from her one-woman stage show in poems, The Shimmering Verge, and reads from The Second Blush
Words Aloud Festival (sponsored by the Ontario Arts Council)
Durham Art Gallery
251 George St. East
Durham, Ontario N0G 1R0
519-369-3692

Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:30 pm
Launch of The Best Canadian Poetry 2008
(Tightrope Books)
Stephanie Bolster, Editor; Molly Peacock, Series Editor
Revival, 783 College Street W. (at Shaw)

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 7:00 pm
Molly Peacock reads, performs, and talks about reading poetry aloud, acting poetry, and performing poetry.
The Harold Clurman Center Spoken Word Series
The Stella Adler Studio of Acting
31 West 27th Street
New York, NY 10001

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 7:00 pm
Molly Peacock reads from The Second Blush
Hofstra University
Great Writers, Great Readings Series
Monroe Lecture Center Theater
California Avenue, South Campus
Hempstead, NY
516-463-5410

November 20, 2008, 7:30 pm
Molly Peacock and Elizabeth Spires
St. Joseph’s University
5600 City Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131-1395
610-660-1000

November 27, 2008, 8:00 pm
Molly Peacock and Jane Weir
Bath Spa University Reading Series
Duncan Room
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute
16-18 Queen Square
Bath, U.K.
for information, e-mail Tim Liardet or Carrie Etter

Readings and Workshops: Spring-Summer 2008

Celebrations of the publication of The Second Blush
—May 13, 2008 - Tuesday, 6:00 pm reading and reception
The Corner Bookstore, 1313 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10128
— May 15, 2008 - Thursday, reception 6:00-8:00 pm, reading at 7:00 pm
Ceres Gallery, Poets for Choice, 547 West 27th Street, Suite 201, New York, NY 10001

June 4-7, 2008 - 14th Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference
West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Molly leads a Master Class Poetry Workshop

June 12-24, 2008 - Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Program
London/Bath Summer Residency
Molly lectures and leads workshops

July 17-20, 2008 - Saskatchewan Festival of Words 2008
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Molly reads her poetry as part of the festival.

Readings and Workshops: Winter 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: Fall 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: Winter-Spring-Summer 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: Fall 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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