Poetry Foundation: The online home of the Poetry Foundation

Major Jackson

The 2008 Palm Beach Poetry Festival - A Photo Essay

beach%20delray.jpg

crest%20theater.JPG

arches%201.JPG

delray%20beach%20birds.jpg

palm%20beach%20desk.JPG

malena%27s%20class.jpg

myclass%20pb.JPG

reading%20theater.jpg

theater%20audience.JPG

tom%26harmonica.jpg

campbell%20reading.jpg

claudia%20reading.jpg

art%20work%20pb.JPG

roger%20bonair%20agard.JPG

gala%20night2.jpg

gala%20night.jpg

old%20school%20sign.jpg

sharon%20and%20molly.jpg

kurt%20%26%20laure-anne.jpg

marie%20elizabeth.JPG

The%20Malis.JPG

the%20strip%20delray.JPG

thomas%20Lux%20in%20Major%20Jackson%27s%20Hat.JPG

kim%20%26%20claudia.jpg

malena%20and%20sharon.jpg

tom%20%26%20major.jpg

kim%20reading.jpg

sharon%20%26%20ck2.jpg

major%20jackson%20at%20panel.jpg

malena%20morling%2C%20Major%20Jackson%2C%20Campbell%20McGrath.JPG

Malena%20Morling.jpg

claudia%2C%20Major%2C%20Kent.JPG

Sharon%20Olds%2C%20Major%20Jackson%2C%20Marie-Elizabeth%20Mali.jpg

w%20Susan%20W%20%26%20Miles%20Coon.JPG

Taylor%20Scolding.JPG

Miles%2C%20Major%2C%20Roger%2C%20Marty%2C%20Ton.JPG

my%20intern%20scott%20cunningham%20boxing.JPG

arches%201.JPG

self%20portrait%20molly.JPG

---------------------

Thanks to Marie-Elizabeth Mundheim and Molly Sutton Kiefer (http://www.mollysuttonkiefer.com/) for contributing their Indestructible Eyes!

Kudos, too, to Miles Coon, Susan Williamson, and Laura McDermott who organized the week and made sure the festival was an exceptional experience for both faculty and participants.

Please visit their website: http://www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org/

This year's faculty included Kim Addonizio, Claudia Emerson, Major Jackson, Thomas Lux, Campbell McGrath, Malena Mörling, Sharon Olds, and C.K. Williams. Florida poets Lola Haskins and Spencer Reece gave memorable readings. Roger Bonair-Agard and Marty McConnell rock the stage during the late-night of the festival and brought the house down.

A record-breaking 96 poets enrolled as festival participants.

02.07.08 Permalink | Comments (4)

Del.icio.us | Reddit | Technorati | Newsvine | Facebook

Comments

Mmhmm. Nothing like roughing it for the sake of poetry.

Posted by: Rich Villar on February 7, 2008 10:48 AM

Hi Major:

Because this is a Palm Beach, FL post, please allow me to say, here, that three fine, award-winning poets will be reading their poems in Palm Beach, FL on February 23 in the King Library of the Society of the Four Arts to launch a two-year six city tour:

Eduardo C. Corral
Kevin A. González
Sheryl Luna

inaugurate "The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry ON TOUR"
(more info here in events column)

Special thanks to Richard Blanco for suggesting this FL venue

Posted by: Letras Latinas on February 7, 2008 11:01 AM

Great pics! I'm jealous.

Posted by: Alicia (AE) on February 7, 2008 1:26 PM

Oh goodness! I didn't know you were going to use non-featured poet pictures as well. :) Looks great! We had a wonderful time.

Posted by: Molly on February 7, 2008 2:49 PM

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Your name and a valid e-mail address are required. Thanks for waiting.)

Name:

Email Address:

URL:

Remember personal info?

Comments: (you may use HTML tags for style)

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Christian Bök
Stephen Burt
Daisy Fried
Rigoberto González
Major Jackson
Reginald Shepherd
A.E. Stallings

STAFF WRITERS

Michael Marcinkowski
Ed Park
Fred Sasaki
Don Share
Elizabeth Stigler
Nick Twemlow
Emily Warn

PREVIOUS WRITERS

Kwame Dawes
Kenneth Goldsmith
Jeffrey McDaniel
Ange Mlinko
Patricia Smith
Rachel Zucker