Presented By: University of Michigan Press
On Words & Onward: Under Discussion
Georgia A. Popoff, Derek Pollard, Martha Collins, and Celia Bland
Join us for the next episode of On Words & Onward on January 17 when newly appointed Under Discussion Series editor Georgia A. Popoff talks with Derek Pollard, Martha Collins, and Celia Bland, who edited the two most recent books in the series.
The conversation will include the history of Under Discussion and future prospects. The editors will discuss their roles within the worlds of literary criticism and poetry as a genre.
A short question and answer period will follow, and we’re looking forward to your thoughts and insights!
In addition, during the month of January, you can also take 40% off all books in the Under Discussion Series by using the discount code “UMUD” at checkout on our website: https://www.press.umich.edu/browse/series/UM34
About the Speakers:
Georgia A. Popoff, Syracuse, NY, is the YMCA of CNY’s Downtown Writers Center Workshops Coordinator and faculty member, editor/book coach, former Comstock Review senior editor, and Under Discussion series editor for the University of Michigan Press. Her most recent poetry collection is Psychometry (Tiger Bark Press, 2019). She was recently named Poet Laureate of Onondaga County, NY. For more information, visit www.georgiapopoff.com
Derek Pollard is a widely published poet and book critic, longtime educator and workshop leader, and founder of Constellar Creative, a creative agency that specializes in content marketing and copywriting. He also serves as the Poets on Poetry Series Editor at the University of Michigan Press.
Martha Collins founded the creative writing program at UMass-Boston, and for ten years was Pauline Delaney Professor of Creative Writing at Oberlin College. She is the author of several poetry collections.
Celia Bland is a poet and Associate Director of the Bard College Institute for Writing & Thinking.
The conversation will include the history of Under Discussion and future prospects. The editors will discuss their roles within the worlds of literary criticism and poetry as a genre.
A short question and answer period will follow, and we’re looking forward to your thoughts and insights!
In addition, during the month of January, you can also take 40% off all books in the Under Discussion Series by using the discount code “UMUD” at checkout on our website: https://www.press.umich.edu/browse/series/UM34
About the Speakers:
Georgia A. Popoff, Syracuse, NY, is the YMCA of CNY’s Downtown Writers Center Workshops Coordinator and faculty member, editor/book coach, former Comstock Review senior editor, and Under Discussion series editor for the University of Michigan Press. Her most recent poetry collection is Psychometry (Tiger Bark Press, 2019). She was recently named Poet Laureate of Onondaga County, NY. For more information, visit www.georgiapopoff.com
Derek Pollard is a widely published poet and book critic, longtime educator and workshop leader, and founder of Constellar Creative, a creative agency that specializes in content marketing and copywriting. He also serves as the Poets on Poetry Series Editor at the University of Michigan Press.
Martha Collins founded the creative writing program at UMass-Boston, and for ten years was Pauline Delaney Professor of Creative Writing at Oberlin College. She is the author of several poetry collections.
Celia Bland is a poet and Associate Director of the Bard College Institute for Writing & Thinking.
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