Baylor University The Beall Poetry Festival

• Schedule for the 15th Annual Beall Poetry Festival
• Biographies
• Previous Participants


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March 26-28, 2009

A three-day celebration of some of America's finest contemporary poets, with readings, a panel discussion, and the Virginia Beall Ball Lecture on Contemporary Poetry. Click on participants' names for biographies.

Baylor University's 15th annual Beall Poetry Festival is supported by the John A. and DeLouise McClelland Beall Endowed Fund, established in 1994 by Mrs. Virginia B. Ball of Muncie, Ind., to honor her parents and to encourage the writing and appreciation of poetry. For more information, write to the Baylor University Department of English at One Bear Place #97404, Waco, TX 76798-7404 or call (254) 710-1768.

All events are free and open to the public.


Peter Fallon

Peter Fallon

  • Thursday, March 26, 7 pm - Poetry Reading, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Friday, March 27 3:30 pm - Panel Including Donald Hall,
    C. D. Wright, and David Lehman, Armstrong Browning Library


C.D. Wright

C.D. Wright

  • Friday, March 27 3:30 pm - Panel Including Donald Hall,
    Peter Fallon, and David Lehman, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Friday, March 27, 7 pm - Poetry Reading,
    Armstrong Browning Library


David Lehman

David Lehman

  • Friday, March 27 3:30 pm - Panel Including Donald Hall,
    C. D. Wright, and Peter Fallon, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Saturday, March 28, 3:30 pm - Virginia Beall Ball Lecture
    in Contemporary Poetry, Armstrong Browning Library


Donald Hall

Donald Hall

  • Friday, March 27 3:30 pm - Panel Including C. D. Wright,
    Peter Fallon, and David Lehman, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Saturday, March 28, 7 pm - Poetry Reading, Armstrong Browning Library





Student Literature Contest 2009 Winners:

See who won the Student Literary Contest prizes for 2009 and read their work.

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