Resources
Montana Poet Laureate 2005 – 2007
Sandra Alcosser's Schedule
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2005
June 29-July 29, 2005: International Writers Summer Program at National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, with Moya Cannon, John McGahern, Paula Meehan, Theo Dorgan, Kerry Hardie and others. http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/travel/ireland.html
August 13, 2005: National Story Corp Interview with Mary Jane Nealon, KUFM www.storycorps.net/
September-December, 2005: Alcosser directs Master of Fine Arts Program at San Diego State University http://mfa.sdsu.edu/ink.html
September 24, 2005: Montana Festival of the Book, panel and reading with Rick Bass, Sandra Alcosser, Jim Crumley. http://www.bookfest-mt.org/
September 27, 2005: Montana Writers, University of Montana, lecture on Richard Hugo, reading http://www.umt.edu/english/creative_writing/default.htm
September 29, 2005: La Jolla Athenaeum ,reading and discussion of collaborations with Michele Burgess of Brighton Press http://www.ljathenaeum.org/ www.ebrightonarts.com/
October 1, 2005: Reading ,San Diego Public Library for City Works Press http://cityworkspress.org/
2006
January 11-17, 2006: Pacific University Low-Residency MFA Residency in Seaside, Oregon: Alcosser, Rick Bass, Marvin Bell, Judy Blunt, Claire Davis, Madeline de Frees, Jack Driscoll, Pete Fromm, Dorianne Laux, Craig Lesley, Joe Millar, Valerie Miner, Pattiann Rogers and others. http://www.pacificu.edu/as/mfa/
February 10, 2006: Reading, Integrative Medicine Conference, Saint Patrick's Hospital http://www.stpatsfoundation.org/eventpdf/btgp1
April 5, 2006: Bozeman Public Library, workshop and reading. http://www.bozemanlibrary.org/
April 12, 2006: Merriam Award Banquet, UC Ballroom, University of Montana, reading. http://www.lib.umt.edu/services/friends/events.htm
April 13, 2006: Dedication of the Poets Corner, University of Montana Library. http://www.lib.umt.edu/how/endowments/defrees.htm
April 20, 2006: Poets House, New York City, Bestiary with Sandra Alcosser, Mark Doty, Linda Hogan http://www.poetshouse.org/progcoming.htm
April 22 - May 27, 2006: Field Institute Central Park, New York sponsored by Poets House and the Wildlife Conservation Society. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/02/nyregion/02poet.html
June 1, 2006: Writer's Voice, Yellowstone Art Museum, reading and workshop
June 10-11, 2006: Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge Bitterroot Birding and Nature Festival. http://leemetcalf.fws.gov/
June 29-July 29, 2006: International Writers Summer Program, Galway, Ireland. http://www.ces.sdsu.edu/travel/ireland.html
July 28-August 5, 2006: National Endowment for the Humanities Conference and reading at Bronx Zoological Gardens
September – December, 2006: Alcosser directs Master of Fine Arts Program at San Diego State University http://mfa.sdsu.edu/ink.html
September 28-30, 2006: Montana Festival of the Book, http://www.bookfest-mt.org/, Montana Poetry: A Conversation with leaders in the Montana poetry community : Tami Haaland ( montana poetry.org); Rick Newby(Drumlummon Views); Kim Anderson (Montana Committee for the Humanities/ Montana Festival of the Book/Montana Center for the Book); Beth Ferris (Living Arts) ; Megan McNamer and Sheryl Noethe (Missoula Writers Collaborative); M.L. Smoker (Office of Public Instruction, i Indian Education Division); Lowell Jaeger (Editor of forthcoming Poems Across the Big Sky);Corby Skinner (Writers Voice, Billings)
October 23-25, 2006: Three-Nation Bison Conference, Brown Palace, Denver, open and close conference with poetry reading http://www.wcs.org/sw-our_mission/164912/ABS/2006conference
November 28, 2006: Reading, Southwestern College
2007
January 4, 2007: Montana Poetry: A Celebration: Entire state celebrates poetry and Montana under the Capitol Rotunda, Helena followed by laureate reading and brief talk for Montana House and Senate
January 6-16, 2007: Pacific University Low-Residency MFA Residency with Alcosser, Rick Bass, Judy Blunt, David James Duncan, Debra Earling, Pete Fromm, Wiiliam Kittredge, Pattiann Rogers and others. http://www.pacificu.edu/as/mfa/
January 25, 2007: Bitterroot Writers Group discussion on the writer's life
April 26-June 1, 2007: 2006-2007 National Endowment for the Arts 'Conservation Poet for the Wildlife Conservation Society and Poets House, New York. In residence, New York City. http://www.nea.gov/grants/recent/06grants/06AAE2.php?CAT=Access&DIS=Literature
May 5, 2007: Montana State University-Billings Commencement Address http://www.msubillings.edu/urelations/releases/2007/2007Apr26Commence.htm
May 17-20, 2007: Ojai Poetry Festival with Alcosser, Sherman Alexie, Gary Snyder and Maria Melendez. Reading and panel. http://www.ojaipoetryfestival.org/
June 1, 2007: Wyoming Writers Conference, Thermopolis, reading and workshops http://www.wyowriters.org/Events.htm
June 28-July 1, 2007: Pacific University Low-Residency MFA Residency, Forest Grove, Oregon http:// www.pacificu.edu/as/mfa/
August 2, 2007: Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge 7 pm reading and ice cream social http://www.leemetcalf.fws.gov/
August 9, 2007: Reading and discussion for Florence Book Club
August 17-19, 2007: Watershed Environmental Poetry Festival sponsored by Poetry Flash with Robert Hass, Rebecca Solnit, Michael McClure, Berkeley, Callifornia http://www.poetryflash.org/WS07.html
