Highlights from 2017 Fall Rendezvous

PSI members gathered at Pokagon State Park in Angola, Indiana, Oct 27-29, for our 2017 Fall Rendezvous. Here are highlights from our creative weekend together. You can read a list of our 2017 Annual Contest winners here.

Schedule of Events

​FRIDAY – OCTOBER 27th
 
4:00PM – 6:00PM       REGISTRATION / DINNER
 
6:00PM                       WELCOME – DEBORAH PETERSEN
 
6:15PM – 7PM            PREMIER POET PRESENTATION
MICHAEL ERDELEN                                 
 
7PM – 7:50PM            STRUCTURAL POETRY / FORMS
                                    MARY A. COUCH
 
7:50PM–8PM              BREAK
 
8PM – 9PM                 POETRY CONTEST
                                    DAVID ALLEN & READERS
 
9:00PM - ?                 ROUND ROBIN READINGS
                                  
 
 
SATURDAY – OCTOBER 28th
 
7:00AM – 8:30AM     BREAKFAST
 
8:30AM – 9AM          PSI BUSINESS MEETING/
                                    NATIONAL CONVENTION/SOCIETY
                                    REPORTS/PSI BOARD OVERVIEW
 
9AM – 10AM             PUBLISHING – JENNY KALAHAR
 
10AM – 10:15AM      BREAK
                                   
10:15AM – 11:15AM LANGSTON HUGHES
SARAH E. MORIN-WILSON &
ALYS CAVINESS-GOBER
 
11:15AM – NOON     POETRY CONTEST
                                    DAVID ALLEN & READERS
 
NOON – 1:00PM       LUNCH
 
1:00PM – 3:00PM       KEYNOTE SPEAKER – LAUREN M. DAVIS
                                    POETRY AS MEMOIR
Finding the Poem; Writing the Memory: Sifting Through Your Past to Create Epiphanic Poetry. To mimic the intimate and resonating connections many poets create through their personal histories, participants in this seminar will be challenged to explore memory by tangibly observing their own pasts, leading readers toward epiphanic realizations. A short lecture will explore specific poetic forms and tactics in this genre. A generative workshop will follow. Attend ready to use your memory, your reflections, and your senses to write a successful poem.
 
3PM – 5:00PM            FREE TIME (Visit, Hike, Shop, Write a poem)
 
5:00PM – 6:00PM       DINNER


6PM – 7:00PM            BOOK SWAP & OPEN FLOOR
 
7:00PM - ?                  POETRY CONTEST
                                    DAVID ALLEN & READERS
 
TBD                            ROUND ROBIN READINGS
 
 
SUNDAY – OCTOBER 29th
 
8AM – 9AM               BREAKFAST & GOODBYES
 
9:00AM                       EN PLENAIRE POETRY/HIKE
                                    OR SHOPPING

 
2018 FALL RENDEZVOUS-TURKEY RUN STATE PARK OCTOBER 5-7