2008 2009 FALL2008 Kurt Brown October 20-October 31, 2008 Kurt Brown is the author of six chapbooks and five full-length collections of poetry, including Return of the Prodigals, More Things in Heaven and Earth, Fables from the Ark, Future Ship, and the upcoming No Other Paradise. Of this latest collection, D. Nurske writes: “With a clear eye, zapping wit, and a mind haunted by the unfathomable future, Brown is creating fascinating poetry whose horizons lie far beyond the self.” Mr. Brown is the editor of several anthologies including: Verse and Universe: Poems about Science and Mathematics; Night Out: Poems About Hotels, Motels, Restaurants and Bars; Blues for Bill, for the late William Matthews; and Conversation Pieces: Poems that Talk to Other Poems. He founded the Aspen Writers’ Conference and Writers’ Conferences & Centers. Kurt Brown teaches poetry workshops and craft classes at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.

For scheduling information for Kurt Brown, contact James Gentile and Mariana DiRaimo.

SPRING2009 Student Poets January 26-March 13, 2009 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 16, 2008. The finalists will be announced in December. Connecticut Poetry Circuit Selection Committee: For more information, please see your Dick Allen, Kate Rushin, Clare Rossini, and campus representative. 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 David Ferry John Hollander J.D. McClatchy Clare Rossini George Starbuck A.R. Ammons Brendan Galvin Richard Howard Sandra McPherson Kate Rushin Ruth Stone Frank Bidart George Garrett Barbara Howes William Meredith Mary Jo Salter Mark Strand Kim Bridgford Jean Garrigue Richard Hugo James Merrill Gjertrud Robert Sward Turner Cassitty Margaret Gibson David Ignatow Robert Mezey Schnackenberg May Swenson Amy Clampitt Thom Gunn Mark Jarman Judith Moffett Lloyd Schwartz James Tate Jane Cooper Rachel Hadas Allison Joseph Bink Noll James Scully Natasha Trethewey Alfred Corn Michael Harper Donald Justice Linda Pastan Tim Seibles Diane Wakoski Kate Daniels Jeffrey Harrison X.J. Kennedy John Peck Charles Simic Derek Walcott Theodore Deppe Anthony Hecht Richard Kenney Robert Pinsky Louis Simpson David Walker Mark Doty William Heyen Galway Kinnell Katha Pollitt Jeffrey Skinner Charles Wright Martín Espada Daryl Hine Thomas Kinsella F.D. Reeve Tom Sleigh Irving Feldman Edward Hirsch Brad Leithauser Adrienne Rich William Jay Smith

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

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