Poetry Events at Lesley (PEAL)

PEAL was established in 1994 to promote the appreciation and creation of poetry among members of the Lesley community and the communities surrounding the university. Every year, PEAL features poets from the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences, other Lesley schools and emerging poets in the community. If you are a poet and would like to participate in an event, or have suggestions for events, please contact any of PEAL committee members.

2006-07 Events:

An Afternoon of Poetry

Thursday, April 5, 2007
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Lesley University, Alumni Hall
Cambridge, MA

Celebrate the National Poetry Month! Join us for an afternoon of poetry featuring

• Patricia Spears Jones
  author of Femme du Monde
• Susan Merrifield
  Professor, Lesley College
• Adelina DaSilva
  Alumna, Lesley's MFA program in Creative Writing

This event is cosponsored by The Zora Neale Hurston Literary Center at Simmons College.

2005-06 Events:

An Afternoon of Poetry, Spring 2006

Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Alumni Hall
Featured poets: Jon Anderson, Scott A. Heflin, and Susanna Brougham

Susanna Brougham	Scott A. Heflin	Jon Andersen

An Afternoon of Poetry, Fall 2005

Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Marran Theater Gallery
Featured Poets: Afaa Michael Weaver, Anne Elezabeth Pluto, and Jennifer Flescher

Jennifer Flescher	Anne Elezabeth Pluto	Afaa Michael Weaver

PEAL committee members:

• Yishiuan Chin
  Director of Planning and Special Project
  Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences
• Steven Cramer
  Assistant Professor and Program Director
  M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing
• Danielle Legros Georges
  Assistant Professor
  Creative Arts in Learning Division
• Elizabeth McKim
  Cofounder of PEAL and National Faculty