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Merrill Cole

Western Illinois University
Professor
Macomb, IL, USA
Websitefaculty.wiu.edu/M-Cole/
My poetic practice has long been influenced by Surrealism, so I'm interested in hearing and meeting the poets at the conference. I also want to learn more about contemporary Surrealist scholarship.
Thursday, November 1
 

5:00pm EDT

Welcome Reception Campus TheatreJonathan Eburne • Effie Rentzou • Roger Rothman • Abigail Susik

7:00pm EDT

Film Screening Campus TheatreKen Eisenstein • Rebecca Meyers

9:00pm EDT

Poetry Reading I Campus TheatreCharles Borkhuis • Edgar Garcia • George Kalamaras • Andrew David King • Jennifer Militello • Aldon Nielsen • Nina Puro • G.C. Waldrep
 
Friday, November 2
 

8:30am EDT

Conference Registration Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

9:00am EDT

1.E. Poetry and Experimental Practice Room E. Bertrand Library: East Reading Room (second floor)Diane Drouin • Andrew David King • Gavin Yates • Felicity Gee

10:30am EDT

Break Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

11:00am EDT

2.C. Mina Loy and Transatlantic Surrealism Room C. Vaughan Literature: Willard Smith Library (ground floor)Sarah Hayden • Susan Rosenbaum • Erica Delsandro

12:00pm EDT

Mystic Detectives (exhibition) Samek Art Museum (ELC Third Floor)

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Elaine Langone Center (second floor)

2:00pm EDT

3.E. The Transparency & Opacity of Surrealist Periodicals Room E. Bertrand Library: East Reading Room (second floor)Andrea Gremels • Jasmina Karabeg • Erin McClenathan • Erin McClenathan

3:30pm EDT

Break Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

4:00pm EDT

4.A. Anthologizing Surrealism: Postmodern American Poetry Room A. Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room Annex (ground floor)Michael Leong • Matt Miller • Mark Tursi • Mark Tursi

5:30pm EDT

Break Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

6:00pm EDT

Exhibition and Buffet Dinner at the Samek Museum Elaine Langone Center (third floor)Jennifer Militello • Peter Streckfus • G.C. Waldrep

8:00pm EDT

Poetry Reading II Forum (ELC Second Floor)C Dylan Bassett • Mary Ann Caws • Merrill Cole • Joanna Fuhrman • Penelope Rosemont • Ron Sakolsky • Peter Streckfus • Bill Zavatsky • G.C. Waldrep
 
Saturday, November 3
 

9:00am EDT

5.D. Eruption and Disruption Room D. Bertrand Library: Traditional Reading Room (second floor)C Dylan Bassett • Ioanna Kostopoulou • Effie Rentzou • Claire Howard

10:00am EDT

The Crutch Room (installation) Elaine Langone Center, Room 275

10:30am EDT

Break Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

11:00am EDT

6.B. Beyond the Human Room B. Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Humanities Lab (lower level)Claire Howard • Kristoffer Noheden • Iveta Slavkova • Kate Conley

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Elaine Langone Center (second floor)

2:00pm EDT

7.B. L'Amours Folles Room B. Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Humanities Lab (lower level)Mary Ann Caws • David Inczauskis • Molly O'Brien • Anna Watz

3:30pm EDT

Break Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

4:00pm EDT

8.A. Traumatic Images Room A. Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room Annex (ground floor)Samantha Kavky • Ron Sakolsky • Harold Schweizer • Christina Heflin

5:30pm EDT

Break Hildreth-Mirza Hall: Great Room (ground floor)

6:30pm EDT

Exhibition, Banquet, and Performance at the Milton Art Bank Milton Art BankBrice Brown • Roger Rothman