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Hone your writing skills while deepening your appreciation of literature. Through discussion and close personal attention, you’ll develop analytical, critical reasoning, and communication skills highly sought after by employers in many fields. These skills will also provide you with an excellent foundation for graduate study.
Degree Offered: B.A.
Offered on the Augusta and Bangor campuses
The Festival is held each April at the University of Maine at Augusta. Named after a beloved English professor and poet here at UMA, the festival celebrates emerging and established poets in Maine. The two-day event features keynote poets, a roundtable discussion on poetry, a poetry writing contest for Maine high schools and the University of Maine system, music by UMA faculty and students, and an open microphone. The festival is free and open to the community.
For more information about the Festival, please contact Dr. Ellen M. Taylor at ellent@maine.edu.
2013 Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival
The Terry Plunkett Maine Poetry Festival is now accepting submissions for the 2013 UMA/UMS student poetry contest. Up to two poems can be submitted. Submissions must include the cover letter below. Deadline is March 10th.
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Plunkett Poetry Festival, Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20, 2013
Friday Evening, April 19
Jewett Hall Auditorium 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. followed by reception.
Emcee: Duff Plunkett
Welcome: Allyson Hughes Handley, President, UMA
Student Poetry Contest Winners:
Poetry Out Loud: Maine Finalists
UMA Jazz Musicians: En Route Standards Ensemble
Featured Poet: Wes McNair, reading from his memoir, Words I Choose: A Memoir of Family and Poetry
Reception in Charles Danforth Art Gallery: Music by UMA’s En Route Standards Ensemble
Saturday, April 20 A Tribute to the Anthology
Richard Randall Student Center 10:00 a.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Emcee: Ellen M. Taylor, Associate Professor of English
A Selection of poets reading from Sun Shining on Snow: Senior College Poets: 10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
A Selection of Poets reading from Take Heart, edited by Wes McNair. 10:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Panel discussion on Poetry and Food 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Panelists Claire Hersom, Stu Kestenbaum, Linda Tatelbaum, and Jeffrey Thomson. Facilitator: Duff Plunkett
Lunch: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Marcia Gallagher and the UMA vocal quartet, Envok 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lee Sharkey, Featured Poet. 2:15– 2:30
A Selection of Poets reading from Passion and Pride: Poets in Support of Equality, edited by Bruce P. Spang. 2:30 – 3:15.
David Adams, Featured Poet. 3:15 – 3:30.
Open Mic: One poem of two minutes or less. (Sign-up sheet available on Saturday)
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
