Carryon items are limited to one bag plus one smaller, personal-type item. Southwest Airlines limits carryon bag dimensions to 10x16x24 inches. All Customers and Employees and their items are subject to a thorough physical search.
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Fly in to Chicago
Get subway 3-day pass.
Get subway 3-day pass.
Chicago Midway International Airport5700 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638 - (773) 838-0600
Walk to Midway
1. Head south on S Cicero Ave toward W 59th St 0.1 mi
2. Turn left onto W 59th St 0.2 mi
3. Turn left 233 ft
About 8 mins
Midway
Subway - Orange Line towards Loop
(21 mins, 7 stops)
Roosevelt
Walk to 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
1. Head north on S Holden Ct toward E 11th St 0.2 mi
2. Turn right onto E 9th St 0.1 mi
3. Turn left onto S Michigan Ave 0.1 mi
About 9 mins
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R100. Conference Registration
Hilton Chicago
Attendees who have registered in advance may pick up their registration materials throughout the day at AWP’s Pre-Registered Check-In desk, sponsored by Northwestern University and located in the Northeast Exhibit Hall on the lower level of the Hilton Chicago. Unpaid Registrant Check-In badges are available for purchase on the 8th Street registration area on the lobby level of the Hilton Chicago.
Hilton Chicago
Attendees who have registered in advance may pick up their registration materials throughout the day at AWP’s Pre-Registered Check-In desk, sponsored by Northwestern University and located in the Northeast Exhibit Hall on the lower level of the Hilton Chicago. Unpaid Registrant Check-In badges are available for purchase on the 8th Street registration area on the lobby level of the Hilton Chicago.
Breakfast, Lunch, & Coffee Concessions: Breakfast, lunch, and coffee concessions will be available throughout the day from Thursday through Saturday in the Mobley Room on the Lower Level of the Hilton Chicago. Concessions will open at 8:30 a.m.
Bookfair
10:30-11:45a
R129. Troubling the Label: When Does a Text Become Feminist?
(Arielle Greenberg, Cate Marvin, Amal Amireh, Eloise Healy, Ru Freeman)
Continental C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
From conception to critique, what is the significance of when the label is applied? Does it matter who applies it? How do we interpret works of literature through a contemporary feminist context? So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art brings together writers, publishers, and academics to discuss the stage at which a work is labeled feminist and the issues implicated with labeling, writing, and publishing socially conscious work.
(Arielle Greenberg, Cate Marvin, Amal Amireh, Eloise Healy, Ru Freeman)
Continental C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
From conception to critique, what is the significance of when the label is applied? Does it matter who applies it? How do we interpret works of literature through a contemporary feminist context? So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art brings together writers, publishers, and academics to discuss the stage at which a work is labeled feminist and the issues implicated with labeling, writing, and publishing socially conscious work.
Noon-3:00p
Bookfair
Table 108: McSweeney's, new poetry series out yet?
Table 204: LSU Press, New Delta Review, Bret DeFries new chapbook
Table 213: Milkweed, Signed Wonderful Investigations by Dan Beachy-Quick
Tables D1 and D2: Omnidawn, Half-priced books, ask about signed copies
Table R12: Get Megan Kaminsky's book, Coconut Books
Table N22: Birds, LLC
Table Q22-Q24: Four Way Books--great deals and Hadara's book?
1913 Press & La Presse will be at table i10 in Table X land all week...please stop by & check out the new book & other 1913 goodies, grab some swag, say cheerio.
All of the Table X presses:Forklift, Ohio / H_NGM_N / / Typecast.............................i161913..............................i10The Cupboard..................i7Encyclopedia......................................................i14
Table N22: Birds, LLC
Table Q22-Q24: Four Way Books--great deals and Hadara's book?
1913 Press & La Presse will be at table i10 in Table X land all week...please stop by & check out the new book & other 1913 goodies, grab some swag, say cheerio.
All of the Table X presses:Forklift, Ohio / H_NGM_N / / Typecast.............................i161913..............................i10The Cupboard..................i7Encyclopedia......................................................i14
Table X: Counterpath Press / Letter Machine
Editions...................................................i17
Table X: Dusie Kollektiv / Black Radish Books.....i20
Table X: Fence.........................................i8, i9
Table X: Flying Object / Factory Hollow Press.....i24
Table X:
Lumberyard
Table X: Futurepoem / Lunar Chandelier....i12
Table X: Jaded Ibis Press..............................i22
Table X: La Presse /
Table X: Les Figues Press...............................i6
Table X: The Lit Pub / Mud Luscious Press......i21
Table X: Litmus Press / O Books / Trafficker
Press........................................................i18
Table X: Minutes Books / Rescue Press /
Flowers and Cream Press...........................i4
Table X: Octopus /
Table X: Portable Press / Say it With Stones....i23
Table X: Sidebrow Books /
Project
Table X: Slope Editions...............................i193:00-4:15p
Contemporary Art Museum
Jenny Holzer mens T--size L
Chicago Hilton720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
Walk to Harrison
1. Head north on S Michigan Ave toward E Balbo Ave 240 ft
2. Turn left onto E Balbo Ave 0.2 mi
3. Turn right onto S State St 262 ft
About 5 mins
Harrison
Subway - Red Line towards Howard
(7 mins, 5 stops)
Chicago-Red
Walk to 220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
1. Head east on E Chicago Ave toward N Wabash Ave 0.3 mi
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Jenny Holzer mens T--size L
or
Zometool Creator 1 set
4:15pm
Get to Billy Goat Tavern
Get to Poetry Foundation
Zometool Creator 1 set
4:15pm
Get to Billy Goat Tavern
Museum Of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 E Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
1. Head west on E Chicago Ave toward Mies Vander Rohe Way
0.2 mi
2. Turn left onto N Michigan Ave
Destination will be on the right
0.4 mi
430 N Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
[Get to Poetry Foundation
Head north on N Michigan Ave toward E Illinois St
0.1 mi
2. Turn left onto E Ohio St
0.2 mi
3. Turn right onto N State St
0.2 mi
4. Turn left onto W Superior St
Destination will be on the left
0.1 mi
61 W Superior St
Chicago, IL 60654
6:00p
POETRY Presents: Shoot the Canon
Location: Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior
Cost: Free
Website: http://poetryfoundation.org/events
POETRY presents poets performing covers of and reading discoveries from the last 100 years of the magazine, featuring Christian Bök, Peter Gizzi, K. Silem Mohammed, Tracie Morris, Vanessa Place, Sina Queyras, Keith and Rosmarie Waldrop, and others making it new all over again. RSVP at http://poetryfoundation.eventbrite.com/
Location: Poetry Foundation, 61 W. Superior
Cost: Free
Website: http://poetryfoundation.org/events
POETRY presents poets performing covers of and reading discoveries from the last 100 years of the magazine, featuring Christian Bök, Peter Gizzi, K. Silem Mohammed, Tracie Morris, Vanessa Place, Sina Queyras, Keith and Rosmarie Waldrop, and others making it new all over again. RSVP at http://poetryfoundation.eventbrite.com/
[back to the hotel]
Possible reading:
8:30PM-10:30PM
Gulf Coast & Indiana Review Give You a Reading with Writers We Love
Location: Buddy Guy's Legends, 700 South Wabash, Chicago, IL 60605
Cost: $4 suggested donation
Website: http://www.gulfcoastmag.org, http://indianareview.org
Join Gulf Coast and Indiana Review for an evening of readings by Michael Czyzniejewski, Ross Gay, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Leslie Parry, and D.A. Powell. at Buddy Guy's Legends (just around the block from Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton)!
Chicago Hilton
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
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10:00-midnight
R250. AWP Public Reception and Dance Party. Sponsored by the University of Tampa Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
Continental A,B,C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
A dance party with music by DJ Neza. Free beer and wine from 10:00 p.m. to midnight.
Continental A,B,C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
A dance party with music by DJ Neza. Free beer and wine from 10:00 p.m. to midnight.
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Friday, March 2, 2012
Breakfast, Lunch, & Coffee Concessions: Breakfast, lunch, and coffee concessions will be available throughout the day from Thursday through Saturday in the Mobley Room on the Lower Level of the Hilton Chicago. Concessions will open at 8:30 a.m.
Shuttle Service from the Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton: Courtesy shuttles will run throughout the day from Thursday through Saturday to facilitate conference events taking place at both the Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton. Shuttles will run every 10 to 15 minutes between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Shuttles will arrive and depart from the 8th Street entrance of the Hilton Chicago, and the Wabash Street Entrance of the Palmer House Hilton.
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Travel to Palmer House Hilton
Travel to Palmer House Hilton
Chicago Hilton720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
Walk to Harrison
1. Head north on S Michigan Ave toward E Balbo Ave 236 ft
2. Turn left onto E Balbo Ave 0.2 mi
3. Turn right onto S State St 262 ft
About 5 mins
Subway - Red Line towards Howard
9:26am - 9:29am
(3 mins, 2 stops)
The Palmer House Hilton Hote l17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603 - (312) 726-7500
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9:00-10:15a
F122. Material Issues: Finding Compelling Subjects for Poetry and Prose
(Jenn Gibbs, Kimiko Hahn, Harold Schechter, Cole Swensen, Sarah Micklem)
State Ballroom, Palmer House Hilton, 4th Floor
While some believe that finding subjects that excite readers as well as writers is a matter of luck, instinct, or talent, this panel approaches the selection of subject matter as an element of craft and explores ways to develop (and teach others to develop) a literary nose for news, whether working in verse or prose, fiction or nonfiction. Successful writers and teachers serve as experienced guides, sharing their secrets for resolving material issues.
(Jenn Gibbs, Kimiko Hahn, Harold Schechter, Cole Swensen, Sarah Micklem)
State Ballroom, Palmer House Hilton, 4th Floor
While some believe that finding subjects that excite readers as well as writers is a matter of luck, instinct, or talent, this panel approaches the selection of subject matter as an element of craft and explores ways to develop (and teach others to develop) a literary nose for news, whether working in verse or prose, fiction or nonfiction. Successful writers and teachers serve as experienced guides, sharing their secrets for resolving material issues.
Noon-1:15p
F167. The Vital Writing of Loss: Personal, Societal, Ecological
(Rusty Morrison, Gillian Conoley, Melissa Kwasny, Elizabeth Robinson, Brian Teare)
Empire Ballroom, Palmer House Hilton, Lobby Level
Our minds can imagine infinity—symbolic constructs are endless—yet our bodies and our planet are fragile, finite. Perhaps the root of all anxiety is the intolerability of living with the potential annihilation of what we know and love. This panel will discuss the value and challenge of writing the enormity of loss, whether from death, cultural alienation, and/or ecological devastation. Beyond recording suffering, how can poems lead us into the deep channels where our humanity can be found?
(Rusty Morrison, Gillian Conoley, Melissa Kwasny, Elizabeth Robinson, Brian Teare)
Empire Ballroom, Palmer House Hilton, Lobby Level
Our minds can imagine infinity—symbolic constructs are endless—yet our bodies and our planet are fragile, finite. Perhaps the root of all anxiety is the intolerability of living with the potential annihilation of what we know and love. This panel will discuss the value and challenge of writing the enormity of loss, whether from death, cultural alienation, and/or ecological devastation. Beyond recording suffering, how can poems lead us into the deep channels where our humanity can be found?
Head back to the main hotel to meet Joe at 2:30
Head to reading from hotel
17 E Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603
Walk to Monroe-Red
1. Head west on E Monroe St toward S State St 141 ft
About 1 min
Monroe-Red
Subway - Red Line towards 95th
(3 mins, 2 stops)
Harrison
Walk to 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
1. Head south on S State St toward E Balbo Ave 262 ft
2. Turn left onto E Balbo Ave 0.2 mi
3. Turn right onto S Michigan Ave 240 ft
About 5 mins
Chicago Hilton720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
[Head to reading from hotel
Chicago Hilton720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
Walk to LaSalle
1. Head north on S Michigan Ave toward E Balbo Ave 0.2 mi
2. Turn left onto E Congress Pkwy 0.4 mi
About 12 mins
LaSalle
Subway - Blue Line towards Forest Park
(21 mins, 9 stops)
Austin-Blue
Walk to 905 S Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
1. Head west on Garfield St toward S Taylor Ave 0.1 mi
2. Turn right onto S Lombard Ave 0.1 mi
About 4 mins
905 S Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
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3:30pm
WHAT: “Route 66” AWP Off-site Reading
WHEN: Friday, March 2, 3:30-5:30pm
WHERE: Buzz Café, 905 S. Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL. 60304, Phone: 708-524-2899
3:30pm
WHAT: “Route 66” AWP Off-site Reading
WHEN: Friday, March 2, 3:30-5:30pm
WHERE: Buzz Café, 905 S. Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL. 60304, Phone: 708-524-2899
A reading by:
Grant Matthew Jenkins
Claudia Nogueira
K. Lorraine Graham
Mark Wallace
Bob Archambeau
Sloan Davis
Susan Briante
Farid Matuk
Greg Kinzer
Joseph Harrington
Simone Muench
Hadara Bar-Nadav
William J Harris
Dennis Etzel Jr.
Grant Matthew Jenkins
Claudia Nogueira
K. Lorraine Graham
Mark Wallace
Bob Archambeau
Sloan Davis
Susan Briante
Farid Matuk
Greg Kinzer
Joseph Harrington
Simone Muench
Hadara Bar-Nadav
William J Harris
Dennis Etzel Jr.
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5:30-6:00 subway travel
Austin-Blue to Jackson-Blue
905 S Lombard Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304
Walk to Austin-Blue
1. Head south on S Lombard Ave toward Flournoy St 0.1 mi
2. Turn left onto Garfield St 0.1 mi
About 5 mins
Austin-Blue
Subway - Blue Line towards O'Hare
9:43am - 10:06am
(24 mins, 10 stops)
Jackson-Blue
Walk to 415 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60605
1. Head south on S Dearborn St toward W Van Buren St 0.1 mi
About 2 mins
415 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60605
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6:00-8:00p
Beecher's and Parcel AWP Reading
Manhattan's Bar
415 S Dearborn St
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travel from Beechers reading to x/y reading:
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415 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60605
Walk to Jackson-Blue
1. Head north on S Dearborn St toward W Van Buren St 0.1 mi
About 2 mins
Jackson-Blue
Subway - Blue Line towards O'Hare
(12 mins, 7 stops)
Damen-O'Hare
Walk to 1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
1. Head north on N Damen Ave 79 ft
2. Turn right toward N Milwaukee Ave 59 ft
3. Turn right onto N Milwaukee Ave 0.2 mi
About 4 mins
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
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Table X/Y Party & Reading Experiment
presented by Red Rover Series
{readings that play with reading}
Organized cacophony. Writers from 32 small presses read simultaneously in one space!
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Friday, March 2nd
@ Outer Space Studio
1474 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Doors open at 8:15 pm
in the Wicker Park neighborhood
near CTA Damen blue line
3rd floor walk up
not wheelchair accessible
Experiment #1 - 9:00-9:30pm
Lori Anderson Moseman (Flim Forum Press)
Harold Abramowitz (Les Figues Press)
Gretchen E. Henderson (&NOW Books)
Peter Conners (Stamped Books)
Molly Gaudry (Mud Luscious Press)
Kathy Fish (The Lit Pub)
Paige Lipari (Augury Books)
Amy King (Litmus Press)
Judith Goldman (O Books)
Bianca Stone (No, Dear)
Philip Metres (Flying Guillotine Press)
Marcus Pactor (Subito Press)
Jonathan Stalling (Counterpath Press)
Katie Fowley (Lightful Press)
Ben Mirov (Supermachine)
Lisa Ciccarello (Immaculate Disciples)
Marina Blitshsteyn (Argos Books)
Rodrigo Toscano (Fence)
Anna Joy Springer (Jaded Ibis Press)
Corina Copp (Ugly Duckling Presse)
Miranda Mellis (Encyclopedia Project)
James Maughn (Black Radish Books)
Amanda Deutch (Dusie Kollectiv)
Lily Ladewig (SpringGun Press)
Joseph Mains (Poor Claudia)
Kristin Prevallet (Belladonna)
Jennifer Karmin (Flim Forum Press)
Alina Gregorian (Monk Books)
Sidebrow reading from White Horse
Alan Gilbert (Futurepoem)
Nicole Schildkraut (Kaya Press)
Experiment #2 - 10:00-10:30pm
Kate Durbin (Supermachine)
Laura Goldstein (Red Rover)
Matvei Yankelevich (Circumference Magazine)
Janice Lee (Jaded Ibis Press)
Noel Black (Ugly Duckling Presse)
Dana Teen Lomax (Black Radish Books)
Brent Cunningham (Atelos)
Deborah Poe (Dusie Kollectiv)
Adam Peterson (SpringGun Press)
Tisa Bryant (Encyclopedia Project)
Jeff Alessandrelli (Poor Claudia)
Caroline Crumpacker (Belladonna)
Christie Ann Reynolds (Monk Books)
Sidebrow reading from White Horse
Joe Elliott (Lunar Chandelier Press)
Erika Jo Brown (Further Adventures Press)
Matias Viegener (Les Figues Press)
Elizabeth Gentry (&NOW Books)
Gina Caciolo (Stamped Books)
Robert Kloss (Mud Luscious Press)
Ben Segal (The Lit Pub)
BC Edwards (Augury Books)
Jennifer Scappettone (Litmus Press)
E. Tracy Grinnell (O Books)
Ben Pease (No, Dear)
Serena Chopra (Flying Guillotine Press)
Tracy DeBrincat (Subito Press)
Giovanni Singleton (Counterpath Press)
Frances Richard (Les Figues Press)
Jessica Laser (Lightful Press)
James Belfower (SpringGun Press)
[presented by Red Rover Series
{readings that play with reading}
Organized cacophony. Writers from 32 small presses read simultaneously in one space!
...
Friday, March 2nd
@ Outer Space Studio
1474 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Doors open at 8:15 pm
in the Wicker Park neighborhood
near CTA Damen blue line
3rd floor walk up
not wheelchair accessible
Experiment #1 - 9:00-9:30pm
Lori Anderson Moseman (Flim Forum Press)
Harold Abramowitz (Les Figues Press)
Gretchen E. Henderson (&NOW Books)
Peter Conners (Stamped Books)
Molly Gaudry (Mud Luscious Press)
Kathy Fish (The Lit Pub)
Paige Lipari (Augury Books)
Amy King (Litmus Press)
Judith Goldman (O Books)
Bianca Stone (No, Dear)
Philip Metres (Flying Guillotine Press)
Marcus Pactor (Subito Press)
Jonathan Stalling (Counterpath Press)
Katie Fowley (Lightful Press)
Ben Mirov (Supermachine)
Lisa Ciccarello (Immaculate Disciples)
Marina Blitshsteyn (Argos Books)
Rodrigo Toscano (Fence)
Anna Joy Springer (Jaded Ibis Press)
Corina Copp (Ugly Duckling Presse)
Miranda Mellis (Encyclopedia Project)
James Maughn (Black Radish Books)
Amanda Deutch (Dusie Kollectiv)
Lily Ladewig (SpringGun Press)
Joseph Mains (Poor Claudia)
Kristin Prevallet (Belladonna)
Jennifer Karmin (Flim Forum Press)
Alina Gregorian (Monk Books)
Sidebrow reading from White Horse
Alan Gilbert (Futurepoem)
Nicole Schildkraut (Kaya Press)
Experiment #2 - 10:00-10:30pm
Kate Durbin (Supermachine)
Laura Goldstein (Red Rover)
Matvei Yankelevich (Circumference Magazine)
Janice Lee (Jaded Ibis Press)
Noel Black (Ugly Duckling Presse)
Dana Teen Lomax (Black Radish Books)
Brent Cunningham (Atelos)
Deborah Poe (Dusie Kollectiv)
Adam Peterson (SpringGun Press)
Tisa Bryant (Encyclopedia Project)
Jeff Alessandrelli (Poor Claudia)
Caroline Crumpacker (Belladonna)
Christie Ann Reynolds (Monk Books)
Sidebrow reading from White Horse
Joe Elliott (Lunar Chandelier Press)
Erika Jo Brown (Further Adventures Press)
Matias Viegener (Les Figues Press)
Elizabeth Gentry (&NOW Books)
Gina Caciolo (Stamped Books)
Robert Kloss (Mud Luscious Press)
Ben Segal (The Lit Pub)
BC Edwards (Augury Books)
Jennifer Scappettone (Litmus Press)
E. Tracy Grinnell (O Books)
Ben Pease (No, Dear)
Serena Chopra (Flying Guillotine Press)
Tracy DeBrincat (Subito Press)
Giovanni Singleton (Counterpath Press)
Frances Richard (Les Figues Press)
Jessica Laser (Lightful Press)
James Belfower (SpringGun Press)
1474 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Walk to Damen-O'Hare
1. Head northwest on N Milwaukee Ave toward N Honore St 0.2 mi
2. Turn left toward N Damen Ave 59 ft
3. Turn left onto N Damen Ave 79 ft
About 4 mins
Damen-O'Hare
Subway - Blue Line towards Forest Park
(13 mins, 8 stops)
LaSalle
Walk to 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
1. Head east on W Congress Pkwy toward S Clark St 0.4 mi
2. Turn right onto S Michigan Ave 0.2 mi
About 12 mins
Chicago Hilton 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
Breakfast, Lunch, & Coffee Concessions: Breakfast, lunch, and coffee concessions will be available throughout the day from Thursday through Saturday in the Mobley Room on the Lower Level of the Hilton Chicago. Concessions will open at 8:30 a.m.
Shuttle Service from the Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton: Courtesy shuttles will run throughout the day from Thursday through Saturday to facilitate conference events taking place at both the Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton. Shuttles will run every 10 to 15 minutes between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Shuttles will arrive and depart from the 8th Street entrance of the Hilton Chicago, and the Wabash Street Entrance of the Palmer House Hilton.
Shuttle Service from the Hilton Chicago & Palmer House Hilton: Courtesy shuttles will run throughout the day from Thursday through Saturday to facilitate conference events taking place at both the Hilton Chicago and the Palmer House Hilton. Shuttles will run every 10 to 15 minutes between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 6:15 p.m. Shuttles will arrive and depart from the 8th Street entrance of the Hilton Chicago, and the Wabash Street Entrance of the Palmer House Hilton.
9:00-10:15a
S106. Desperate and Deliberate: Thoreau and the Nature Writer
(Tom Montgomery Fate, Elizabeth Dodd, David Gessner, Robert Root, Mary Swander)
Continental C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
Henry Thoreau, the hermit philosopher from Concord, opined that while others lived “a life of quiet desperation,” in town, he would construct a more deliberate life in the woods. Since the publication of Walden in 1854, hundreds of nature writers in vastly different contexts have drawn on his themes and style. This panel will consider the enduring relevance and influence of Thoreau on nature writing, and on their own work.
(Tom Montgomery Fate, Elizabeth Dodd, David Gessner, Robert Root, Mary Swander)
Continental C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
Henry Thoreau, the hermit philosopher from Concord, opined that while others lived “a life of quiet desperation,” in town, he would construct a more deliberate life in the woods. Since the publication of Walden in 1854, hundreds of nature writers in vastly different contexts have drawn on his themes and style. This panel will consider the enduring relevance and influence of Thoreau on nature writing, and on their own work.
10:30-11:45a
Get lunch
Noon-1:15p
S153. The Need to Speak: Writing the Political Poem
(Joe Wilkins, Matthew Zapruder, Robert Wrigley, Rachel Zucker, C.K. Williams)
International Ballroom South, Hilton Chicago, 2nd Floor
The politics of our age are rabid, dazzling, blinkered, ridiculous—yet they matter, deeply, in all our daily lives. We click the television over to the latest protests in Wisconsin, we open a newspaper and try to make sense of this latest war, and we feel called to speak. How do we do so honestly and with conviction, nuance, complexity? Five poets take on these questions and more as they read from and discuss their own work and that of other poets who’ve successfully written political poems.
(Joe Wilkins, Matthew Zapruder, Robert Wrigley, Rachel Zucker, C.K. Williams)
International Ballroom South, Hilton Chicago, 2nd Floor
The politics of our age are rabid, dazzling, blinkered, ridiculous—yet they matter, deeply, in all our daily lives. We click the television over to the latest protests in Wisconsin, we open a newspaper and try to make sense of this latest war, and we feel called to speak. How do we do so honestly and with conviction, nuance, complexity? Five poets take on these questions and more as they read from and discuss their own work and that of other poets who’ve successfully written political poems.
1:30p-2:45p
S180. Writing Visually: Using Comics in the Writing Classroom
(Anne Panning, Matt Madden, Hillary Chute, Jarod Roselló, Jessica Abel)
Lake Michigan, Hilton Chicago, 8th Floor
Many incorporate reading comics in their classes these days. But how can you use comics to teach writing? On this panel, two teaching cartoonists and three literature and writing professors will discuss ways to introduce the practice of comics into the creative writing classroom and how that can benefit students’ writing—of prose as well as of comics. Approaches include the Bechdel method of writing comics without drawing and using panels to visually activate prose (or poetic) writing.
(Anne Panning, Matt Madden, Hillary Chute, Jarod Roselló, Jessica Abel)
Lake Michigan, Hilton Chicago, 8th Floor
Many incorporate reading comics in their classes these days. But how can you use comics to teach writing? On this panel, two teaching cartoonists and three literature and writing professors will discuss ways to introduce the practice of comics into the creative writing classroom and how that can benefit students’ writing—of prose as well as of comics. Approaches include the Bechdel method of writing comics without drawing and using panels to visually activate prose (or poetic) writing.
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3:30-4:00pm
Come see me read at The University of Kansas MFA program bookfair table!
Beecher’s / Parcel / KU-MFA Program........ M10
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Come see me read at The University of Kansas MFA program bookfair table!
Beecher’s / Parcel / KU-MFA Program........ M10
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Chicago Hilton
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 922-4400
1. Head north on S Michigan Ave toward E Balbo Ave
Destination will be on the left
0.3 mi
410 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
4:00pm Megan Kaminski @ dancing girl press
[1:00PM-8:00PM dancing girl press OPEN STUDIO & BOOK SIGNINGS]
[1:00PM-8:00PM dancing girl press OPEN STUDIO & BOOK SIGNINGS]
Location: 410 S. Michigan Ave #921
Cost: free
Website: http://www.dancinggirlpress.com
Join us as we welcome you into our space in the historic Fine Arts Building (just 3 blocks north of the Hilton). This is a great chance to pick up the newest titles, have a look at our latest offerings, and see exactly what we do. Plus a huge roster of book signings by our authors throughout the afternoon, including Megan Fernandes, Sheila Squillante, Megan Kaminski, J.Hope Stein, Gina Abelkop, Jackie White, Kristen Eliason, and more TBA.
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Dinner
Saturday March 3, 2012
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fence's AWP Party, with Paul Legault, Joyelle McSweeney, Ariana Reines, & Laura Wetherington (cosponsored by Action Books)
Buddy Guy's Legends
700 S. Wabash Ave
Chicago, IL
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8:30-10:00p
S241. Academy of American Poets Presents Nikky Finney and Lyn Hejinian
(Tree Swenson, Lyn Hejinian, Nikky Finney)
Grand Ballroom, Hilton Chicago, 2nd Floor
The Academy of American Poets presents an event featuring two prestigious poets, Nikky Finney and Lyn Hejinian, who will be reading their own work.
(Tree Swenson, Lyn Hejinian, Nikky Finney)
Grand Ballroom, Hilton Chicago, 2nd Floor
The Academy of American Poets presents an event featuring two prestigious poets, Nikky Finney and Lyn Hejinian, who will be reading their own work.
10:00-midnight
S243. AWP Public Reception & Dance Party. Sponsored by the University of Tampa Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing
Continental A,B,C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
A Dance Party with music by DJ Neza. Free beer and wine from 10:00-11:00 p.m. Cash bar from 11:00 p.m. to midnight.
Continental A,B,C, Hilton Chicago, Lobby Level
A Dance Party with music by DJ Neza. Free beer and wine from 10:00-11:00 p.m. Cash bar from 11:00 p.m. to midnight.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Raid bookfair for free books
Plan final Chicago things
Choose Your Own Adventure
Art Institute of Chicago:
Friday–Sunday, 10:30–5:00
Adults: $18.00
The Main Museum Shop is located in the Michigan Avenue lobby of our historic building.
The Main Museum Shop Hours of Operation
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:30–5:30
Thursday, 10:30–8:00
Friday, 10:30-5:30
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30–5:30
Friday–Sunday, 10:30–5:00
Adults: $18.00
The Main Museum Shop is located in the Michigan Avenue lobby of our historic building.
The Main Museum Shop Hours of Operation
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:30–5:30
Thursday, 10:30–8:00
Friday, 10:30-5:30
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30–5:30
Go home
36 minutes from hotel to ariport
get to airport by 3:00
Chicago Midway International Airport5700 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638 - (773) 838-0600
Check in and get your boarding pass online at southwest.com up to 24 hours before your flight. You can also get a boarding pass at the Skycap Podium, ticket counter, or self-service kiosk when you arrive at the airport.
Note: Customers must retrieve a boarding pass and be present in the gate area ten minutes prior to departure
36 minutes from hotel to ariport
get to airport by 3:00
3023 | Depart Chicago (Midway) (MDW) at 03:35 PM Arrive in Kansas City (MCI) at 05:05 PM |
Chicago Hilton720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
Walk to Roosevelt
1. Head south on S Michigan Ave toward E 8th St 0.1 mi
2. Turn right onto E 9th St 0.1 mi
3. Turn left onto S Holden Ct 0.2 mi
About 9 mins
Roosevelt
Subway - Orange Line towards Midway
(20 mins, 7 stops)
Midway
Walk to 5700 South Cicero Avenue, Chicago, IL 60638
1. Head south toward W 59th St 233 ft
2. Turn right onto W 59th St 0.2 mi
3. Turn right onto S Cicero Ave 0.1 mi
About 8 mins
Check in and get your boarding pass online at southwest.com up to 24 hours before your flight. You can also get a boarding pass at the Skycap Podium, ticket counter, or self-service kiosk when you arrive at the airport.
Note: Customers must retrieve a boarding pass and be present in the gate area ten minutes prior to departure
3023 | Depart Chicago (Midway) (MDW) at 03:35 PM |
61 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654
Walk to Chicago-Red
1. Head east on W Superior St toward N Dearborn St/N Dearborn Pkwy 0.1 mi
2. Turn left onto N State St 302 ft
About 4 mins
Chicago-Red
Subway - Red Line towards 95th
(7 mins, 5 stops)
Harrison
Walk to 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605
1. Head south on S State St toward E Balbo Ave 262 ft
2. Turn left onto E Balbo Ave 0.2 mi
3. Turn right onto S Michigan Ave 240 ft
About 5 mins
Chicago Hilton720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60605 - (312) 922-4400
