Intensive poetry conferences held in Colrain, Massachusetts and Greenfield, Massachusetts, include a manuscript preparation workshop, in-depth meetings with press editors, evening poetry readings, an editorial panel Q&A, group critique of selected poems, and a post-conference strategy session.
Conference founder and director is award-winning poet, Joan Houlihan, also founder and director of the Concord Poetry Center, in Concord, Massachusetts. The Concord Poetry Center offers several programs a year, including benefit readings (Franz Wright, Frank Bidart, Robert Pinsky, Donald Hall), publication panels, workshops, a community reading series, retreats, conferences, and seminars.
Intensive manuscript preparation workshops, in-depth editor consultations and post-conference strategy session. Poetry readings, editorial panel Q&A, small group critiques.
Number of Programs/Year
5-6
Program Length
4 days
Group Size or S:T Ratio
~6
Program Focus
Poetry, Publishing
Faculty
Director Joan Houlihan; Frederick Marchant (Suffolk University); Ellen Dore Watson (Smith College); Jeffrey Levine (Tupelo Press); Martha Rhodes (Four Way Books); Jeffrey Shotts (Graywolf Press); Susan Kan (Perugia Press); Peter Conners (BOA)
U.S. Locations
Massachusetts (Colrain & Concord)
Months
January, February, March, April, May, June, August, October, November
