William Carlos Williams Centennial Conference
Progress
TUESDAY, AUGUST 23
Panel
Chair: Diane Wakosi
Linda Wagner, “The Genesis of Many Lovesâ€
Theodora Graham, “A Dream of Loveâ€
Thomas Kilroy, “Brecht, Becket and Williamsâ€
C.F. Terrell, “Expressionism and Many Lovesâ€
Many Loves
Produced by the National Poetry Foundation
Directed by John Ballou
Performed by Members of the Bangor Civic Theatre
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24
Panel
Chair: Paul Mariani
Douglas Messerli, “A World Detached, Early Criticismâ€
Paul Chistensen, “WCW, Prelude to Post Modernismâ€
Dove Sta Memora
Chair: Hugh Kenner
Kenneth Burke, “WCW Dove Sta Memora, Iâ€
M.L. Rosenthal, “WCW Dove Sta Memora, IIâ€
Panel
Chair: John Dollar
Edith Heal Berrien, “Memory is a Sort of Renewalâ€
Dr. Paul Williams, “Bringing Up Father, Iâ€
Dr. William E. Williams, “Bringing Up Father, IIâ€
Panel
Chair: Mitchell Goodman
Robert Creeley, “The Poet’s Poet, Iâ€
Allen Ginsberg, “The Poet’s Poet, IIâ€
Diane Wakoski, “The Poet’s Poet, IIIâ€
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25
Panel
Chair: Burton Hatlen
Hugh Witemeyer and E.P. Walkiewicz, “Desert Music: WCW in the Great Southwestâ€
Panel
Chair: M.L. Rosenthal
James Breslin, “WCW’s Presence in Contemporary Poetryâ€
Paul Mariani, “The Hard Core of Beautyâ€
Panel
Chair: Diane Wakoski
Philip Booth, “WCW: An Open Thanksgivingâ€
Mitchell Goodman, “Those Were the Daysâ€
Ralph Gustafson, “Meeting the Great Manâ€
Pat Willis, “WCW, Marianne Moore and The Dialâ€
Slide Presentation
Chair: Theodora Graham
Emily Wallace, “WCW and Paintingâ€
Panel
Chair: C.F. Terrell
Stephen King, “Scenes from Patersonâ€
Hugh Kenner, “The Rhythm of Ideas…â€
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
Panel
Chair: Pat Willis
Eleanor Berry, “The Williams-Oppen Connectionâ€
Kerry Driscoll, “The Mythos Motherâ€
Marilyn Kallet, “Asphodel: That Greeny Flowerâ€
Panel
Chair: John Dollar
Roy Miki, “Driving and Writingâ€
Rod Townley, “The Early Collected Poemsâ€
Dr. Richard Zbornik, “On Stealing Paterson Iâ€
