Call for Papers

A Conference on The Poetries of the 1940s, American and International

June 23 - 27, 2004

National Poetry Foundation > University of Maine > Orono, Maine

The National Poetry Foundation invites paper and panel proposals for a conference on the poetries of the 1940s, both American and international.

Proposals are welcome on writers of previous generations whose literary careers extended into—and sometimes passed through revolutionary transformations during—the 1940s. Papers are also invited on the work of poets whose careers began in or were decisively shaped by the 1940s.

We also encourage papers on poets of the 1940s generation from other language communities or regions of the world.

Papers may also explore historical, cultural, and literary movements of the 1940s.

Confirmed keynotes include Margaret Avison, Robert Creeley, Theodore Enslin, Alan Filreis, Lyn Hejinian, Jackson Mac Low, Cristanne Miller, J. Hillis Miller, Harryette Mullen, Marjorie Perloff, Harvey Shapiro, Ruth Stone, Alan Trachtenberg, and Thomas Travisano. As of February 15, roughly 130 panelists have also confirmed their participation.

Send a proposed title and a one-page abstract, via regular mail or e-mail, to

Burton Hatlen, Director
National Poetry Foundation
Room 304, 5752 Neville Hall
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5752
Hatlen@Maine.edu

The extended deadline for proposals is March 15, 2004.

Note: Registration will be $100, or $60 for graduate students. Housing will be available for a relatively modest cost in university residence halls. Additional information concerning registration fees, lodging, and travel will be available on the NPF website.