A Special Series of Contemporary Poetry Events

[Olga Livshin]

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that this this year's AATSEEL meeting in Philadelphia will include a series of events involving contemporary Russian poetry.  Rather than a single reading, this year's conference will feature several related events that promote discussion between the poets and the audience. This year's featured author is Vera Pavlova, Russia's most widely-read contemporary poet whose work was recently featured in the New York Times. Other sessions include a reading by bicultural and bilingual poets and a panel on poetry and the visual arts, as well as a translation workshop.

The schedule is as follows:

Monday, December 28, 2009

10:45am - 12:45 pm
28B-10 Panel: Poets of Several Cultures: A Reading and Discussion
Panelists: Valentina Sinkevich, Philadelphia, PA; Alexander Stessin, New York, NY; Keren Klimovsky, Brown U; Olga Livshin, U of Alaska, Anchorage
Discussants:  Maria Khotimsky, Harvard U and Marina Adamovitch, Novyi zhurnal, New York 

2:15pm - 4:15pm
28C-10 Panel: Russian Poets in America: A Reading and Discussion
Panelists: Oleg Vulf, Storony Sveta, New York; Irina Mashinski, Storony Sveta, New York; Andrey Gritsman, Interpoezia, New York; David Patashinsky, Muncie, IN
Discussant: Olga Livshin, U of Alaska, Anchorage 

7:00pm - 9:00pm
28D-1 Panel: AATSEEL Featured Poet: A Reading and Discussion
Panel Chair: Olga Livshin, U of Alaska, Anchorage
Panelist: Vera Pavlova, Moscow and New York 

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

1:15pm - 3:15pm
29B-6: Poetry Translation Workshop
Panel Chair: Sibelan Forrester, Swarthmore College 
Featuring poetry by Vladimir Gandelsman as well as Mikhail Lermontov, Zinaida Gippius, and Mariia Petrovykh

3:45pm - 5:45pm
29C-9 Panel: Contemporary Russian Poetry and the Visual Arts: A Reading, Viewing and Discussion 
Panel Chair: Olga Livshin, U of Alaska, Anchorage
Panelists: Vladimir Druk, New York; Rafael Levchin, Evanston, IL; Alexander Ocheretiansky, Chernovik, New Jersey
Discussant: Gerald Janecek, U of Kentucky 

All the best,
Olga Livshin

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