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2011 Kentucky State Poetry Society Annual Meeting and Poetry Festival
When: Friday through Sunday, October 14 – 16, 2011
Where: General Butler State Resort Park. Just two miles off Interstate 71 at Carrollton, KY, the park is accessible from Louisville,
Lexington and Northern Kentucky as well as regions north, south, east and west of those metropolitan areas. If the cost of staying overnight
is too great for your budget, plan on making a day of it on Saturday, October 15.
Who: Steven R. Cope will be the leader for the Annual Poetry Weekend workshops. Mr. Cope has taught literature and writing at Eastern
Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and the University of Kentucky. His poems have appeared in over 200 literary journals and
magazines, have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and been published in Best Poems of the Year. His published collections include
Clover’s Log, In Killdeer’s Field, and The Furrbawl Poems.
How Much:
Registration - $15 for both members and non-members (meals are not included in the registration fee)
Workshop Participation - $15 (includes both workshops)
Lodging - lodge rooms of various sizes at $89.95/night and one-bedroom cottages at $124.95/night. Contact General Butler at 502-732-
4384 or Toll Free: 1-866-462-8853 for room availability and current pricing.
Schedule of Events will include:
Click here for photos taken at our 2009 Annual Meeting.
When: Friday through Sunday, October 14 – 16, 2011
Where: General Butler State Resort Park. Just two miles off Interstate 71 at Carrollton, KY, the park is accessible from Louisville,
Lexington and Northern Kentucky as well as regions north, south, east and west of those metropolitan areas. If the cost of staying overnight
is too great for your budget, plan on making a day of it on Saturday, October 15.
Who: Steven R. Cope will be the leader for the Annual Poetry Weekend workshops. Mr. Cope has taught literature and writing at Eastern
Kentucky University, Morehead State University, and the University of Kentucky. His poems have appeared in over 200 literary journals and
magazines, have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and been published in Best Poems of the Year. His published collections include
Clover’s Log, In Killdeer’s Field, and The Furrbawl Poems.
How Much:
Registration - $15 for both members and non-members (meals are not included in the registration fee)
Workshop Participation - $15 (includes both workshops)
Lodging - lodge rooms of various sizes at $89.95/night and one-bedroom cottages at $124.95/night. Contact General Butler at 502-732-
4384 or Toll Free: 1-866-462-8853 for room availability and current pricing.
Schedule of Events will include:
- Executive Board and Annual Meetings
- President’s Poetry Challenge
- Round Robin Reading
- Dinner at the Lodge Private Dining Room
- Workshops:
- Saturday Morning: Writing Poetry Like No One, which will focus on developing a unique, distinctive and courageous voice or
blend of voices, through altering personae and perspectives. Presentation will include analysis of writing samples and call for
from-the-hip re-writes & readings by participants.
- Saturday Afternoon: How To Write A Furrbawl Prize-Losing Poem. This, in general, will include a discussion of what elements
work against writing a good poem, or what tendencies to avoid. Those of us who have written a few Furrbawl prize-losing
poems will be glad to learn how we can better our skills and improve our chances.
Click here for photos taken at our 2009 Annual Meeting.
| 2011 Annual Awards & Installation at General Butler State Resort Park! |
Photo by E. Gail Chandler
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
The 2011 Kentucky State Poetry Society Annual Meeting
General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton, Kentucky
October 14-16 and reservations can be made now.
General Butler State Resort Park
1608 Highway 227
Carrollton, KY 41008-0325
Phone: 866-462-8853
Or click here to make reservations.
The 2011 Kentucky State Poetry Society Annual Meeting
General Butler State Resort Park in Carrollton, Kentucky
October 14-16 and reservations can be made now.
General Butler State Resort Park
1608 Highway 227
Carrollton, KY 41008-0325
Phone: 866-462-8853
Or click here to make reservations.
Photos by Becky Lindsay