Directed by Anna Leahy

Anna Leahy

Anna Leahy is the author of Constituents of Matter, a book that won the Wick Poetry Prize in 2006. Her poetry has appeared in journals such as the Connecticut Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Journal, and Phoebe...

 and created in the spring of 2009 at Chapman University

Chapman University

Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...

, Tabula Poetica is a poetry innitiative that celebrates all things poetry by fostering discussion on the art of poetry through an annual lecture series, poet interviews, readings, and book reviews.

Past lecture series participants include Pulitzer Prize winner Rae Armantrout

Rae Armantrout

Rae Armantrout is an American poet generally associated with the Language Poets. Armantrout was born in Vallejo, California but grew up in San Diego. She has published ten books of poetry and has also been featured in a number of major anthologies...

, Patty Seyburn, Lynne Thompson, Allison Joseph

Allison Joseph

Allison Joseph is an American poet, editor and professor. She is author of six poetry collections, most recently, My Father's Kites: Poems . She grew up in Toronto and the Bronx. She graduated from Kenyon College with a B.A., and from Indiana University with an M.F.A...

, Allison Benis White, Karen An-hwei Lee

Karen An-hwei Lee

-Life:Born in 1973 and raised in Massachusetts, Lee is a Chinese American poet, translator, and critic. She earned an M.F.A. in creative writing from Brown University and a Ph.D. in literature from the University of California, Berkeley...

, Kate Greenstreet, Linh Dinh

Linh Dinh

Linh Dinh is a Vietnamese-American poet, fiction writer, translator, and photographer. He was a 1993 Pew Fellow.-Biography:...

, Jen Bervin, Richard Deming

Richard Deming

-Life:He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a Ph.d. He studied with Robert Creeley, Charles Bernstein and Susan Howe. In the past, he has taught at Wesleyan University...

, and Nancy Kuhl.

Jen Bervin and Nancy Kuhl were among Tabula Poetica's first visiting poets and were interviewed by Andrew Mauzey and Michael Dinsmoor. Their interview was published by the Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation

The Poetry Foundation is a Chicago-based American foundation created to promote poetry in the wider culture. It was formed from Poetry magazine, which it continues to publish, with a 2003 gift of $200 million from philanthropist Ruth Lilly....

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The Poetry Reading Series is supported, in part, by Poets & Writers

Poets & Writers

Poets & Writers, Inc. is one of the largest nonprofit literary organization in the United States serving poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers...

, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.

Staff for Tabula Poetica includes Anna Leahy

Anna Leahy

Anna Leahy is the author of Constituents of Matter, a book that won the Wick Poetry Prize in 2006. Her poetry has appeared in journals such as the Connecticut Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Journal, and Phoebe...

(Director), Logan Esdale (Coordinator), Natalie D’Auvergne (Intern), Kathy Tafolla (Intern), and Laura Silva (Web Coordinator).

External links

• http://www.chapman.edu/poetry/
• http://www.chapman.edu/poetry/chapmanpoetry.asp
• http://www.amleahy.com/