Nothing Like a Deadline: Some Thoughts on the Creative Process The UMaine Student Symposium (UMSS) celebrates student research and creative work each year. The 2019 UMSS keynote speaker is Stuart Kestenbaum, Maine’s Poet Laureate. His speech will be about creativity and how people are at their best when they have a framework and limitations.  Kestenbaum read more UMSS19 Keynote Speaker: Maine’s Poet Laureate, Stuart Kestenbaum