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FALL2011 Benjamin Grossberg October 17-October 28, 2011 Benjamin Grossberg is the author of two full-length poetry collections. His first,Underwater Lengths in a Single Breath, won the Ashland Poetry Press’s Snyder Prize. His second, Sweet Core Orchard, won the 2008 Tampa Review Prize and a Lambda Literary Award; it has been described by Edward Hirsch as “a brave, unabashed . . . and utterly exuberant collection of poems” with “a sweet wild energy at its core.” Grossberg’s poems have appeared widely in journals, including New England Review, North American Review, Paris Review, Southwest Review, and Missouri Review and have been reprinted in both the Pushcart Prize and Best American Poetry anthologies. He also serves as an editor and regular book reviewer for the Antioch Review. Grossberg has a Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature from the University of Houston. He is an associate professor of English at the University of Hartford.

For scheduling information for Benjamin Grossberg, please contact James Gentile.

SPRING2012 Connecticut Student Poets January 30-March 9, 2012 The Connecticut Student Poets are selected by the Circuit Selection Committee. Each college is invited to nominate one student poet. Five pages of poetry by the poet must reach the Circuit Directors by October 21, 2011. The finalists will be announced in December.

For more information, please see Connecticut Poetry Circuit Selection Committee: your campus representative. Dick Allen, Randall Horton, Kate Rushin, Clare Rossini, and Vivian Shipley

Connecticut Poetry Circuit Directors: Contact: James Gentile and Mariana DiRaimo James Gentile (860) 512-2667 Mariana DiRaimo (860) 512-2682 Manchester Community College [email protected] [email protected] Great Path MS 19 Manchester, CT 06045 In 1964 the New England Poetry Circuit was formed at the request of The Academy of American Poets in order to provide colleges with readings by fine poets. In 1968 it split in two, and the Connecticut Poetry Circuit came into being. These professional poets have toured the Circuit: Dick Allen Irving Feldman Edward Hirsch J.D. McClatchy Kate Rushin Mark Strand A.R. Ammons David Ferry John Hollander Sandra McPherson Mary Jo Salter Robert Sward Jack B. Bedell Brendan Galvin Richard Howard William Meredith Gjertrud May Swenson Frank Bidart George Garrett Barbara Howes James Merrill Schnackenberg James Tate Kim Bridgford Jean Garrigue Richard Hugo Robert Mezey Lloyd Schwartz Natasha Trethewey Kurt Brown Margaret Gibson David Ignatow Judith Moffett James Scully Diane Wakoski Turner Cassitty Maria Mazziotti Gillan Mark Jarman Bink Noll Tim Seibles Derek Walcott Amy Clampitt Thom Gunn Allison Joseph Linda Pastan Charles Simic David Walker Jane Cooper Rachel Hadas Donald Justice John Peck Louis Simpson Charles Wright Alfred Corn Michael Harper X.J. Kennedy Robert Pinsky Jeffrey Skinner Kate Daniels Jeffrey Harrison Richard Kenney Katha Pollitt Tom Sleigh Theodore Deppe Anthony Hecht Galway Kinnell F.D. Reeve William Jay Smith Mark Doty William Heyen Thomas Kinsella Adrienne Rich George Starbuck Martín Espada Daryl Hine Brad Leithauser Clare Rossini Ruth Stone

The first group of student poets traveled around the state during the winter of 1970. These writers have been named Connecticut Student Poets:

1970 1982 1993 2003 Raymond Biasotti, University of Bridgeport Corinne Adler, Wesleyan University Lawrence Fahey, Manchester Community College Max Althoff,University of Connecticut Gayles Jones, Connecticut College Robert Breen, Fairfield University Elizabeth Joh, Yale University Jason Farago, Yale University Stephen Policoff,Wesleyan University Elena Vira, Trinity College Rafael Oses, University of Hartford Ross Middleton, Wesleyan University Daniel Santhouse, University of Connecticut Naomi Wolf, Yale University Becky Rodia, Fairfield University Deborah Rossel, Central Ct. State Univ. Patricia Sullivan, Southern Connecticut Andrew Seguin, Connecticut College 1971 1983 D.W. Donzella, University of Bridgeport Cheryl Egolf Bouteneff,Central Connecticut 1994 2004 Theodore James Guhl,Central Connecticut Barbara Browning, Yale University Jack Brown, University of Hartford Greg Antonini, Southern Connecticut John Paul Maynard, Wesleyan University Francis Xavier Drapeau, Fairfield University Monique Ethier-Yates, Western Connecticut Melissa Mylchreest, Connecticut College Don Shambroom, Yale University Ted Lord, Trinity College David Greenberg, Yale University Megan Pugh, Yale University Doug Swift, University of Bridgeport Paula Lathrop, Trinity College Margaret Pritchard, Trinity College 1972 Margaret Nelson, Wesleyan University Christina Schenck, Manchester Community College Leonard Marcus, Yale University 1984 Sarah Meisner, Manchester Community College Kaci Kinne, Connecticut College 1995 2005 Catherine Royce, Wesleyan University Dale Mantautas, Trinity College Peter Gwiazda, Southern Connecticut Joseph Clifford,Central Connecticut State University Raja Changez Sultan, Trinity College Lisa Mierzejewski, Central Connecticut Rosemary Hutzler, Yale University Laura Jo Hess, Connecticut College Mark Schafer, Wesleyan University Jaime McGrath, University of Connecticut Will Hines, Trinity College 1973 Claude Solnik, Southern Connecticut Michael O’Sullivan, Western Connecticut Alexander Nemser, Yale University Rika Lesser, Yale University Bret Sparling, Wesleyan University Justin Sider, University of Connecticut Frank Levering, Wesleyan University 1985 Shelly Strohm, Manchester Community College James Aquilino, South Central Community College 1996 2006 Chase Twichell, Trinity College Thomas Curtis,Connecticut College Joseph Gamble, Trinity College Kathline Fitch, Mara Eilenberg, Trinity College Rebecca Lesnik, Yale University Northwestern Connecticut Community College 1974 Carol Foster, Hartford College for Women Gabrielle Marcus, Wesleyan University Jacob Peter Overdurff,University of Connecticut Elizabeth Egloff,Trinity College Mark McDonald, Eastern Connecticut Lisa San Pascual, Trinity College Peter Kerr-Jarett, Yale University 1986 Christina Monti, St. Joseph College Katherine Thorpe,Wesleyan University Jerry McGuire, Middlesex Community College Meg Bishop, Trinity College Ivy. Y. Wang, Yale University David Weinstock, Wesleyan University Jane Mendelsohn, Yale University 1997 Anne Minicozzi, University of Hartford Ann Keating, Connecticut College 2007 1975 Ralph Savarese, Wesleyan University Rob MacDonald, Wesleyan University Loren Davis, Trinity College Michael Collier, Connecticut College Ciara McDermott, Fairfield University Rebecca Dinerstein, Yale University Diderik-Finne, Yale University 1987 Michael Schiavo, University of Connecticut Molly Mellinger, Fairfield University Binnie Klein, University of Bridgeport John Hamlett Barker, Yale University Alice Williams, Asnuntuck Community College Jeffrey Schultz,Southern Connecticut State University James Stefon, Mohegan Community College Joseph Pandolfo, Eastern Connecticut Kelly Whinnem, Manchester Community College Mary Kane, University of Connecticut 1998 1976 Karin Schalm, Wesleyan University Hank Gromelski, Manchester Community College 2008 Robin Green, University of Bridgeport Jocelyn M. Jones, Trinity College Tess Bird, University of Connecticut Dean Holmes, Wesleyan University 1988 Natasha Le Bel, Yale University Lisa Butler, Manchester Community College Melinda Kahn, Yale University Nan Cohen, Yale University Jennifer MacKenzie, Wesleyan University Chiara DiLello, Wesleyan University Philip Paradis, Central Connecticut Anne de Kay, Mohegan Community College Kate Umans, Connecticut College Taylor Katz, Connecticut College Claudi Grandi, Manchester Community College Tyler Theofilos,Yale University 1977 Antonio Jocson, Wesleyan University 1999 Nina George, Connecticut College Susan Pfeil, University of Bridgeport Kate Foran, Manchester Community-Technical College 2009 Starry Schor, Yale University Claire Fuqua, Wesleyan University Matthew Gilbert, University of Hartford Nina Shengold, Wesleyan University 1989 Aracelis Girmay, Connecticut College Jordan Jacks, Yale University Elizabeth Tyson, Trinity College Adina Hoffman,Wesleyan University Brandy McKenzie-Becker, Southern Connecticut Susanna Myrseth, Wesleyan University Sung-San Hong, Trinity College Stephanie Tyburski, University of Connecticut Sarah Nichols, Tunxis Community College 1978 Monica Prasad, Yale University Katherine Rowe, Albertus Magnus College Madelyn Flammia, University of Bridgeport Jon Stambaugh, University of Bridgeport 2000 Susan Jackman, University of Connecticut Jake Hunter, Trinity College 2010 Mark Malone, Western Connecticut 1990 Tracey Lander, University of Connecticut John Dudek, University of Hartford John Stanizzi, Manchester Community College Hanneli Ansel, Mohegan Community College Harmony Scaglione, Southern Connecticut Katherine Orazem, Yale University Larry Berger, Yale University Katie Theroux,Wesleyan University Kristin Rocha, Trinity College 1979 Robin Delman, Wesleyan University Anna Ziegler, Yale University Caitlin Scott, Connecticut College Allan Garry, Mohegan Community College Kimberly Peters, Trinity College Langdon Hammer, Yale University Khan Wong, University of Connecticut 2001 2011 Vincent Kay, Central Connecticut Eric G. Amling, University of Hartford Luisa Caycedo-Kimura, Southern Judith Shaw, Trinity College 1991 Jason Labbe, Southern Connecticut Connecticut State University Christine Holbo, Yale University Joan Malerba-Foran, Trinity College Kate Lund, Yale University 1980 Kristin W. Lee, Connecticut College Lauren Mitchell, Connecticut College Tim Pettus, University of Hartford Carolyn Abbott, Connecticut College Rose Mailhot, Albertus Magnus College Alexandra Smith, Wesleyan University Hannah Watkins, Middlesex Community College Jon Davis, University of Bridgeport Joan Menefee, Wesleyan University Joe Welch, University of Connecticut Martha Hollander, Yale University Lisa Sornberger, Eastern Connecticut 2002 Amy Pattullo, Wesleyan University Geoffrey Babbitt,Connecticut College 1992 Lucia Mary Halle, Wesleyan University 1981 Jon Andersen, University of Connecticut David Gorin, Yale University Patricia Daddona, Connecticut College Angela Cusano, Trinity College Edward Moran, Albertus Magnus College Nancy Kamm, Manchester Community College Justine Dougherty, Central Connecticut Sumitra Ratneshwar, Univ. of Connecticut David Leavitt, Yale University Daniel Handler, Wesleyan University Michael Lohnes, Southern Connecticut Jennifer Wilder, Yale University Maddy Scheinberg, University of Bridgeport