2023 Conference: Keynote Speaker Alicia Ostriker Welcome Address

Our inaugural conference was held June 20-25, 2023 at the University of North Carolina-Asheville. Alicia Ostriker was our keynote speaker, while Rodger Kamenetz, Ilya Kaminsky, and Jacqueline Osherow were our generative workshop faculty. Along with our keynote and faculty, you can learn more about our inaugural cohort of 36 poets and conference staff here.