Drawing by Lara Tomlin

READINGS AND WORKSHOPS:
MAY-OCTOBER 2008

Celebrations of the publication of
The Second Blush

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
6:00 pm reading and reception
The Corner Bookstore
1313 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10128
at East 93 Street
(212) 831-3554

Thursday, May 15, 2008
6:00-8:00 pm reception;  reading at 7:00 pm
Ceres Gallery
Poets for Choice
547 West 27th Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10001
between 10th and 11th Avenues
(212) 947-6100

JUNE 2008

14th Annual West Chester University Poetry Conference

Wednesday-Saturday, June 4-7, 2008
Molly leads a Master Class Poetry Workshop
West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Program - London/Bath Summer Residency

Thursday-Tuesday, June 12-24, 2008
Molly lectures and leads workshops

JULY 2008

Thursday-Sunday, July 17-20, 2008
Saskatchewan Festival of Words 2008
Crescent Park
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Molly will read her poetry as part of the festival.

SEPTEMBER 2008

Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:00 pm
Canio's Books
290 Main Street
Sag Harbor, NY
(631) 725-4926

News and Events

The Second Blush, Molly's sixth volume of poems, will be published by W.W. Norton and Company on June 2, 2008.

Available from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Powell's, and local bookstores.

Also, check out Molly's essay, "Passion Flowers in Winter," about the remarkable 18th-century botanical collage artist Mrs. Delany, in The Best American Essays 2007
     and
The Oxford Book of American Poetry, edited by David Lehman. Molly's poems "The Lull," "Next Afternoon," and "Buffalo" appear in it.

OCTOBER 2008

Week of October 12, details to be posted
The Actor's Studio
poetry reading

Saturday-Sunday, October 18-19, 2008 - 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).

Thursday, October 23, 2008 - noon
Reading at Kwantlen University College, Vancouver

Thursday, October 23, 2008 - 6:30 pm
Reading at Douglas College, Vancouver

Friday-Saturday, October 24-25, 2008
Vancouver Poetry Bash

October 27-30, 2008 - Los Angeles Readings
Details to be posted at a later date
October 27:  Claremont College
October 28:  Mt. San Antonio College
October 29:  UC Riverside; UCLA

For older events, go to the Events Archive