Join Terrain.org editor-in-chief Simmons Buntin, Terrain.org poetry editor Derek Sheffield, poet Arthur Sze, editors Natalie Young and Michael McLane, plus other acclaimed writers, editors, and teachers at the second annual ECO-poetry, Place & Technology Conference presented by the Art of Literature: A Partnership between Southern Utah University and the Utah Humanities Book Festival and held at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.
Thursday, October 12
2:30 – 3:45 p.m.
Workshop: The Editor Ecologist: Publishing in Today’s Technological World, featuring Natalie Young, Sugar House Review; Eric Robertson, Saltfront; and Derek Sheffield, Terrain.org; moderated by Simmons Buntin, Terrain.org
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Workshop: The Craft of Poetry, featuring Arthur Sze
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Reception and Book Table
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
A Literary Introduction, Derek Sheffield
Keynote Reading, Arthur Sze
Book Signing
Friday, October 13
All Friday events are in the Whiting Room of the Hunter Conference Center.
Workshops and Readings
- 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 – Workshop: Eco-Poetry, Derek Sheffield
- 10:00 – 10:50 – Reading: Mark Irwin and Danielle Dubrasky
- 11:00 – 11:50 – Workshop: Eco-Poetry, Arthur Sze
- 1:00 – 1:50 – Workshop: Experiential Learning, Helen Boswell
- 2:00 – 2:50 – Reading: Natalie Young and Derek Sheffield
- 3:00 – Book Signings and Student Open Mic
Read Simmons Buntin’s keynote literary introduction from last year’s inaugural conference.
Header photo courtesy Southern Utah University – University Relations.
