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West Chester University Poetry Conference is an international poetry conference that has been held annually since 1995 at West Chester University, Pennsylvania, United States. It hosts various panel discussions and poetry craft workshops, which focus primarily on formal poetry, narrative poetry, New Formalism〔Thompson, Nigel S. "(Letter from West Chester )." ''The Times Literary Supplement''. September 1999.〕 and Expansive Poetry. It is largest poetry-only conference in America〔 and possibly the world〔"(So You Want to Win a Nemerov? )" ''14 by 14''. Issue 6. October 2008.〕 as well as the only conference which focuses on traditional craft.〔Timpane, John "(Conference draws poets not for reading, but for crafting )." ''Philadelphia Inquirer.'' Sun, Jun. 6, 2010.〕 ==History== The conference was founded in 1995 by West Chester professor Michael Peich and poet Dana Gioia with 85 poets and scholars in attendance.〔Hitchner, Earle "(Verse That Sings in Many Styles )." ''Wall Street Journal''. JUNE 17, 2010〕 The original core faculty members included Annie Finch, R. S. Gwynn, Mark Jarman, Robert McDowell, and Timothy Steele. While some of these faculty still return regularly to teach, the faculty has expanded in recent years to include Kim Addonizio, Rhina Espaillat, B. H. Fairchild, Rachel Hadas, Molly Peacock, Mary Jo Salter, A. E. Stallings, and many other widely published New Formalists. Starting in 1999, the conference's program began including an art song concert.〔 In 2003, Gioia stepped down as co-director of the conference in order to become chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. The 2010 conference was the 16th and last year with Peich as director before he retired and passed the position to Kim Bridgford.〔〔http://www.wcupa.edu/_ACADEMICS/SCH_CAS/POETRY/BridgfordAnnouncement.asp〕 By this time, the conference attendance had increased to 300 poets and poetry scholars.〔 That year's concert of art song featured Natalie Merchant, who sung the poetry of various poets of the past.〔 On June 12, the last day of the conference, the Queen's Birthday Honours 2010 were announced including British comic poet Wendy Cope appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire〔''(Queen's Birthday Honours List 2010 )''. Saturday 12 June 2010〕 while attending.〔(Wendy Cope Interviewed at West Chester Poetry Conference )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「West Chester University Poetry Conference」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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