West Chester University Poetry Conference

West Chester University Poetry Conference
GenreFormalist poetic craft conference
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)West Chester University,
West Chester, PA 19383,
United States
InauguratedJune 1995, West Chester, PA
Most recentTuesday, June 4–8, 2024
Next eventTuesday, June 3–7, 2025
Participants300 poets and poetry scholars
WebsiteWCU Poetry Conference

Founders
Michael Peich

Dana Gioia

The West Chester University Poetry Conference is an international poetry conference that has been held annually since 1995 at West Chester University, Pennsylvania, United States. It hosts various panel discussions and poetry craft workshops, which focus primarily on formal poetry, narrative poetry, New Formalism[1] and Expansive Poetry. It is the largest poetry-only conference in America[2] and possibly the world[3] as well as the only conference which focuses on traditional craft.[2]

  1. ^ Thompson, Nigel S. "Letter from West Chester." The Times Literary Supplement. September 1999.
  2. ^ a b Timpane, John "Conference draws poets not for reading, but for crafting." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Sun, Jun. 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "So You Want to Win a Nemerov?" 14 by 14. Issue 6. October 2008.