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Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) -- Poetry

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Poetry Festival photographs, 1960s-1980s

 Collection — Box 5, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents

Photographs from various Wesleyan spring Poetry Festivals. Includes images of the audiences, receptions, and speakers. Photographs include images of Robert Frost, Paul Horgan, Gertrude Hughes, Colleen McElroy, Harvey Shapiro, Brendan Galvin, Annie Dillard, Norman Shapiro, David Ignatow, and Garrett Hong go. Most photographs taken by Brooks Kraft.

Dates: 1960s-1980s

Wesleyan University Honors College Poetry and Connecticut Poetry Circuit records

 Collection
Identifier: 1000-158
Abstract The Honors College, housed in Russell House, was a program for distinguished students in the Wesleyan community. In addition to informal lectures by young men and women, the Honors College hosted a series of music concerts and poetry readings by distinguished, young American poets. The poetry series at the Honors College also came to include an opportunity for Wesleyan students to share their own work for an audience. The Connecticut Poetry Circuit is a non-profit organization that provides...
Dates: 1966-1990