The Poetry & Poetics Colloquium
at Northwestern University
A center for poetry and interdisciplinary scholarship on poetics.
The Poetry & Poetics Colloquium
at Northwestern University
A center for poetry and interdisciplinary scholarship on poetics.
The Poetry & Poetics Colloquium
at Northwestern University
A center for poetry and interdisciplinary scholarship on poetics.
A center for poetry and interdisciplinary scholarship on poetics.
As a forum for a variety of arts initiatives, such as the Drinking Gourd Chapbook Prize and Poetry in the Schools, PPC is dedicated to supporting new generations of poets from both Northwestern and the greater Chicago community.
The PPC is also the home of the Northwestern Poetry and Poetics Graduate Cluster and the Futures of Poetics working group, where scholars doing cutting-edge research in the field have a venue for discussion and collaboration.
May 30th, 2014: Yopie Prins
The Poetry and Poetics Colloquium and the Classical Receptions Workshop presents a workshop with scholar Yopie Prins on Sapphic rhythm.
Cecilia Vicuña, April 21st-22nd, 2014
Please join us for a reading and a workshop with poet, artist, and activist, Cecilia Vicuña on Monday, April 21st and Tuesday, April 22nd.
The Voice Within Us: A Poetry Reading by Y.O.U. Students, Thursday, April 17th 2014
Join us for a poetry reading by Y.O.U. Students!
Currents in Latina/o Poetry: Laurie Ann Guerrero and Rich Villar, Thursday, April 17th 2014
Join us for a poetry reading featuring Laurie Ann Guerrero and Rich Villar.
Working Poems: an Evening with Mark Nowak, Wednesday, February 26th 2014
Poet, playwright, essayist and cultural critic Mark Nowak will respond to The Left Front: Radical Art in the “Red Decade,” 1929–1940 exhibition at the Block Museum in a reading and conversation.
A Reading Featuring Katie Peterson, February 13th 2014
Join us for a reading and a workshop on manuscript practice by poet and critic Katie Peterson.
Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize Celebration with Ed Roberson and Rodney Gomez, Thursday, January 30th 2014
Ed Roberson is Distinguished Artist in Residence at Northwestern. He was the recipient of the Shelley Award from the Poetry Society of America in 2008, & was honored at the recent Literature, Culture, & Critique conference. Roberson is the author of To See the...
Drinking Gourd Launch, January 30th 2014
Join us for an evening of words and music, as we celebrate the second Drinking Gourd Chapbook Prize.
Drinking Gourd Chapbook Poetry Prize Event with Chris Abani, Willie Lin, & Tatsu Aoki, Tuesday, January 13th 2014
Join us for a celebration of words, music, and dance, as we award the 2014 Drinking Gourd Poetry Prize Chapbook Series.
A Poetry Reading and Performance: David Lloyd with Olga Ridgway and Elisa Sutherland, Wednesday, November 20th 2013
The Poetry and Poetics Colloquium presents a reading and musical performance by David Lloyd with pianist Olga Ridgway and mezzo-soprano Elisa Sutherland.
A Reading Featuring Nikky Finney, October 29th 2013
The Poetry and Poetics colloquium is pleased to welcome National Book Award-winning poet Nikky Finney to Northwestern for a reading and conversation.
A Poetry Reading and Discussion with Michael Robbins, Wednesday, May 22nd 2013
Join us for a Poetry Reading and Discussion with Michael Robbins author of Alien vs. Predator (Penguin, 2012) and Equipment for Living (Simon & Schuster, forthcoming).