Second International Poetry Conference: Poetry and Poetics March 3-5, 2005

This is the Second International Poetry Conference hosted by the Department of Romance Languages at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This conference will bring together a number of distinguished poets, scholars and poet-scholars from such countries as Spain, Peru, Chile, Canada, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Puerto Rico. Highlights of the conference include several poetry readings, a keynote address by Ana Rossetti, and panels devoted to aspects of Spanish, Spanish American, and Francophone poetry.

Click here for the 2005 conference program

Click here to view photos of the 2005 International Poetry Conference

Click here to view photos of the 2003 International Poetry Conference

Authors are encouraged to bring books to sign and sell at the conference. Please indicate on the registration form if you are interested in this activity. There is also the possibility of publishing a selection of your poems in The International Poetry Review. Poetry must be submitted in both the original language and in English.

UNCG students and other area college and high school students are invited to the conference free of charge. If you are interested in attending the Friday night banquet ($30.00 per person), please contact Lisa Janvari-Cox. Otherwise, please join us after 6:30 pm in the EUC Ballroom for the keynote address by Ana Rossetti (6:45 pm to 7:30 pm).

UNCG faculty members will be on hand during the conference to assist you and will be easily identifiable.

The conference will be held in the Elliott University Center on UNCG's campus. Below are a number of different maps of campus and the area as well as driving directions to the Elliott University Center:

Visitor parking is available in the Walker Avenue Parking Deck across from the Elliott University Center. To reach the deck, turn left on Stirling Street and the parking deck will be on your left at the corner of Stirling and Theta Streets. Parking is available 24 hours a day at the rate of $1.00 per hour with a $5.00 a day maximum. For more information on visitor parking, please see the UNCG Parking Services web site.

UNCG has made arrangements with the Greensboro Marriott Downtown for lodging during this conference. You may make your reservations directly with the hotel by calling 336-379-800 or 800-228-9290. When calling, please make your reservations under the "UNCG International Poetry Conference Block" to receive the special group rate. Hotel reservations for the conference may also be made online. Click here for the Greensboro Marriott Downtown's web site.

Please note that hotel accommodations are not included with the registration fee. Conference hotel rates at the Greensboro Marriott Downtown are $89 per night plus 13% tax. The cut-off date for reservations is February 18, 2005. Depending on availability, the hotel will continue to accept reservations after this date at the same rate.

You may also make reservations at any one of the other fine hotels and motels in Greensboro. Here is a partial list:

Biltmore Greensboro Hotel 111 West Washington Street Greensboro, NC 27401 (336)272-3474 ~ (800)332-0303	Park Lane Hotel 3005 High Point Road Greensboro, NC 27403 (336)294-4565
Troy Bumpas Inn Bed and Breakfast 114 S. Mendenhall Street Greensboro, NC 27403 (336)370-1660 ~ (800)370-9070	Comfort Inn at High Point Road 2001 Veasley Street Greensboro, NC 27407 (336)294-6220
Amerisuites 1619 Stanley Road Greensboro, NC 27407 (336) 852-1443	Hampton Inn 2004 Veasley Street Greensboro, NC 27407 (336)854-8600 ~ (800)HAMPTON
Sheraton Four Seasons 3121 High Point Road (by I40) Greensboro, NC 27407 (336)292-9161 ~ (800)242-6556	Shoney's Inn & Suites 1103 Lanada Dr. Greensboro, NC 27407 (336)297-1055

More Greensboro Accomodations

For information on Ana Rossetti, please visit the following web sites:

http://www.literaturas.com/anarossetti.htm

http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/

http://www.elcultural.es/

http://www.epm.net.co/

http://www.palabravirtual.com/

http://www.epdlp.com/

http://www.uchile.cl/

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Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain's Ministry of Education,
Culture and Sports and the United States Universities

Ministerio de Cultura, Promoción del Libro, Lectura y Letras Españolas

		For more information, please contact:
		Dr. Carmen Sotomayor, Conference Organizer Email: ctsotoma@uncg.edu Phone: 336-334-5655 Fax: 336-334-5358

 

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