April 2006 -- NATIONAL POETRY MONTH
@ the Libraries

Join the Marquette Libraries' celebration of National Poetry Month.  The Libraries' Colloquium Committee is sponsoring three poetry readings during April, in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and the Study Abroad Center.

ALL ARE WELCOME -- The three readings are open to all Marquette students, faculty and staff.   Poetry lovers will read their favorite poems from ancient to present times; from English or other languages; or poets may read their own poetry. Feel free to come, bring a bag lunch, listen, and enjoy.

Interested readers are encouraged to contact the session coordinator in advance of each date:

April 19 (Wednesday)
Raynor Library Conference Center,
Beaumier Suite A
Alberto Herrera (288-2140)
2 p.m.

April 20 (Thursday)
AMU Lower level
*Foreign language poetry--see below
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

April 25 (Tuesday)
Raynor Library Conference Center,
Beaumier Suite A
Alberto Herrera (288-2140)
12 noon

Photos from 2005 poetry readings

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*Interested in reading non-English language poetry?  Please contact Ms. Kristen Michelson, Study Abroad Coordinator, or Dr. John Pustejovsky, Associate Professor of German, in advance and plan to bring printed text in the language read, as well as an English translation to share with those attending.  You need not read or register to attend any of the sessions.

Looking for poetry?  Sign up for Poem-A-Day, or try our favorite sites:

The Academy of American Poets http://www.poets.org/
American Verse Project http://www.hti.umich.edu/a/amverse/
Bartleby.com: Verse http://www.bartleby.com/verse/
Electronic Poetry Center http://wings.buffalo.edu/epc/
Favorite Poem Project http://www.favoritepoem.org
PoemHunter http://www.poemhunter.com
Poetry Archives http://www.emule.com/poetry/
Poetry.com http://www.poetry.com
Poetry Daily http://www.poems.com
Representative Poetry Online http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/index.cfm

Or, to find poetry in the library, use MARQCAT Subject Headings, such as American Poetry, English Poetry, Haiku, Sonnets, etc.  The Browsing Collection on the 1st Level of Raynor offers many collections of contemporary poetry.

National Poetry Month events are sponsored by the Marquette Libraries' Colloquium Committee.  Events are open to the entire Marquette community.  For more information contact the organizers listed above, or call Alberto Herrera at 288-2140.

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Susan Hopwood, 288-5995 or Susan.Hopwood@marquette.edu

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