{"id":59,"date":"2017-10-27T14:28:24","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T18:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/poetry\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-01-13T17:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:22:55","slug":"center-for-poetry-and-poetics-old","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_fc242a-19\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_fc242a-19\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_fc242a-19\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading59_fc242a-19 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_fc242a-19\">Welcome to The Center of Poetry and Poetics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center for Poetry and Poetics is an internationally recognized center for the study of modern and contemporary poetry. Our multifaceted mission helps to make the University of Maine\u2019s English Department unique among American universities.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id59_d63369-09 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column59_9eee41-f1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column59_9eee41-f1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_0aa38b-05\">Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image59_3d5b66-c4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image59_3d5b66-c4 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1142\" height=\"1570\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a.jpg\" alt=\"A Japanese print on the cover of Paideuma 50\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-1117x1536.jpg 1117w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-102x140.jpg 102w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-317x436.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-423x582.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-634x872.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-846x1163.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2025\/10\/pai-50a-951x1307.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1142px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>A journal devoted to twentieth and twenty-first-century poetry and poetics<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column59_1127ea-81{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column59_1127ea-81 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column59_1127ea-81\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_562b3e-6f\">NPF Books<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image59_d4fb97-92 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image59_d4fb97-92 size-full kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-port23\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1224\" height=\"1750\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"Cover of Conversation With One's Peers\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-2004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-716x1024.jpg 716w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-768x1098.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-1074x1536.jpg 1074w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-98x140.jpg 98w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-317x453.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-423x605.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-634x906.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-846x1210.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2026\/01\/Oppen-Book-Cover-951x1360.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1224px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Scholarship, documents, poetry and more<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column59_ce7fb3-27\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_9ab49e-b5\">New Writing Series<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image59_1b8809-ba .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image59_1b8809-ba size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/new-writing-series\/\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/nws-s09-zurawski_conrad-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of writer and poet Magdalena Zurawski &amp; CA Conrad at the podium\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/nws-s09-zurawski_conrad-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/nws-s09-zurawski_conrad-1-300x225.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/nws-s09-zurawski_conrad-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/nws-s09-zurawski_conrad-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/div><\/a><figcaption>Co-sponsoring the English Department\u2019s New Writing Series and serving as custodian of its archive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column59_de20fe-43{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column59_de20fe-43 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column59_de20fe-43\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_7cba51-1e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_7cba51-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_7cba51-1e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_7cba51-1e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading59_7cba51-1e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading59_7cba51-1e\"] 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