Featuring poets Rachel Mennies and Matthew Olzmann, and moderated by recent Stadler Fellow Sarah Ali, this conversation will explore the epistolary form as it pertains to poetry. The epistolary practice has been around for centuries, but how might it enrich or impact the supposedly solitary task of the poet? What could correspondence, the figure of the messenger, or the expectation of a specific addressee or audience reveal about the writer, community, friendship, communication, and the like?
…Read more
Less…