Baylor University The Beall Poetry Festival

• Schedule for the 14th Annual Beall Poetry Festival
• Previous Participants


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April 3-5, 2008

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 14th 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.


Jean Valentine

Jean Valentine

  • Thursday, April 3, 7 pm - Poetry Reading, Armstrong Browning Library
  • Friday, April 4, 3:30 pm - Panel Including Langdon Hammer,
    Li-Young Lee, Gary Snyder, Roxy Grove Hall


Li-Young Lee

Li-Young Lee

  • Friday, April 4, 3:30 pm - Panel Including Jean Valentine,
    Langdon Hammer, and Gary Snyder, Roxy Grove Hall
  • Friday, April 4, 7 pm - Poetry Reading by Li-Young Lee,
    Armstrong Browning Library


Langdon Hammer

Langdon Hammer

  • Friday, April 4, 3:30 pm - Panel Including Jean Valentine,
    Li-Young Lee, and Gary Snyder, Roxy Grove Hall
  • Saturday, April 5, 3:30 pm - Virginia Beall Ball Lecture
    in Contemporary Poetry, Armstrong Browning Library


Gary Snyder

Gary Snyder

  • Friday, April 4, 3:30 pm - Panel Including Jean Valentine, Langdon Hammer, and Li-Young Lee, Roxy Grove Hall
  • Saturday, April 5, 7 pm - Poetry Reading, Armstrong Browning Library






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