Baylor University The Beall Poetry Festival

• Schedule for the 16th Annual Beall Poetry Festival
• Previous Participants


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March 25-27, 2010

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 16th 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.


John Koethe

John Koethe

  • Thursday, March 25, 7 pm - Poetry Reading, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Friday, March 26 3:30 pm - Panel Including Carol Frost, Stanley Plumly, and Charles Altieri, Armstrong Browning Library


Carol Frost

Carol Frost

  • Friday, March 26 3:30 pm - Panel Including John Koethe, Stanley Plumly, and Charles Altieri, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Friday, March 26, 7 pm - Poetry Reading,
    Armstrong Browning Library


Charles Altieri

Charles Altieri

  • Friday, March 26 3:30 pm - Panel Including John Koethe, Carol Frost, and Stanley Plumly, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Saturday, March 27, 3:30 pm - Virginia Beall Ball Lecture
    in Contemporary Poetry, Armstrong Browning Library


Stanley Plumly

Stanley Plumly

  • Friday, March 26 3:30 pm - Panel Including John Koethe, Carol Frost, and Charles Altieri, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Saturday, March 27, 7 pm - Poetry Reading, Armstrong Browning Library





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