Readers of Bohemia may recall an article in the first issue last July about the 2011 Beall Poetry festival at Baylor University. This year’s three-day celebration of some of the finest contemporary poets, with readings, a panel discussion, and the Virginia Beall Ball Lecture on Contemporary Poetry will occur on March 28-30, 2012.
The 18th 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. Here is the schedule:
Wednesday, March 28 — 3:30 p.m., Carroll Science Hall, Room 101 — Student Literary Awards
7:00 p.m., Kayser Auditorium, Hankamer Business Building — Poetry Reading by A.E. Stallings
Thursday, March 29 – 3:30 p.m., Kayser Auditorium — Virginia Beall Ball Lecturer in Contemporary Poetry: Jay Parini
7:00 p.m., Kayser Auditorium — Poetry Reading by Stephen Dunn
Friday, March 30 – 3:30 p.m., Carroll Science Hall, 101 — Panel discussion with participants
7:00 p.m., Kayser Auditorium — Poetry Reading by Michael Longley
All events are free and open to the public. For further information, including the biographies of the guest poets and lecturer, please visit the festival website at: http://www.baylor.edu/beall/ or call 254.710.1768
