NPF editorial assistant (and scholar in her own right) Malgorzata Myk has combed the internet for great links about the nine poets who will give keynote readings at the NPF Conference on The Poetry of the 1970s. We'll be sharing her finds over the next few days, so check back regularly.

First up is the poet whose reading kicks off the Conference—Fred Wah.

Wah reads in the Minsky Recital Hall (in The Class of 1944 building) on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 8:00pm. Attendance is free and open to the public (though seating is limited).

You can learn more about Wah's work at the following sites:

University of Toronto Canadian Poets Profile here.

University of Calgary's 100 Canadian Poets Profile here.

At the Ryerson University Asian Heritage in Canada Authors Website here.

An Interview with Fred Wah on Diamond Grill here.

A brief article and dowloadable selections from his poetry reading at the University of Windsor here.

A digitized version of his recordings of the 1963 Vancouver Poetry Conference, as well as select readings and lectures (1961-67) from Wah's collection at the Slought Foundation Website here.

Wah last read in Orono as part of the UMaine New Writing Series, cosponsored by the NPF and the UMaine English Department, in March of 2006. Below is a photo taken during a class visit he made while on campus.

Posted by Steve Evans on Wednesday, May 28 2008 in Announcements