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Resident Poet In July and August, The Frost Place hosts a poet-in-residence who lives and writes in Frost's farmhouse, offering three public readings during the summer. The Trustees of The Frost Place have awarded the 2008 Resident Poet fellowship to James Hoch. He will also serve as a guest poet for one day during the Festival of Poetry. James Hoch has worked as a dishwasher, cook, dockworker, social worker, and shepherd. His first book, A Parade of Hands, won the Gerald Cable Award and was published in 2003 by Silverfish Review Press. His second book, Miscreants, was published by W. W. Norton in June, 2007. Originally from Collingswood, New Jersey, he resides now in Grandview, New York, with his wife and son. He has taught at Franklin and Marshall College and Lynchburg College. Currently, he teaches at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Resident Poets 1977 - 2007 Applications/Nominations to be Resident Poet

Frost Day
Held each year in early July, this is an annual celebration of Robert Frost established by official act of New Hampshire Governor Hugh Gallen.

July 6, 2008, 2:00 pm: Our annual Frost Day celebration, featuring readings by a longtime Frost Place trustee, multi-genre writer Sydney Lea, and a tribute to Frost Place founder David Schaffer, who for many years has been Franconia’s Town Meeting moderator and who co-chaired the original effort to purchase the former Robert Frost homestead and establish a nationally renowned poetry center.

Sydney Lea is the author of eight collections of poems, most recently Ghost Pain and Pursuit of a Wound, one of three finalists for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize. He has also published the novel A Place in Mind and two collections of naturalist essays, Hunting the Whole Way Home and A Little Wildness: Some Notes On Rambling. He has taught at Dartmouth, Yale, Wesleyan, Vermont and Middlebury Colleges, as well as at Franklin College in Switzerland and the National Hungarian University in Budapest. He lives in Newbury, Vermont, where he is active in regional literacy and conservation efforts.

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Writers Conferences: Advance Application Required

4th Annual Young Poets Conference
April 25 – 27, 2008

2007 YPC poets working on a poetry “prompt” at The Frost Place

A fun and challenging weekend conference for eighth-grade and high school poets in a historic New Hampshire inn, with time for writing, revision, workshops, readings, and games, and a visit to the nearby Frost Place.

In 2008, this conference will feature faculty poets Rick Agran and Alice B. Fogel.

2008 tuition: $300 for students or teachers, includes meals and lodging; $75 day-rate for teachers attending just Saturday (includes lunch). Applications are reviewed as received and must be postmarked by April 11, 2008.

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9th Annual Conference on Poetry and Teaching
June 30 – July 4, 2008

Teacher Ellen Hamilton at the 2007 Poetry and Teaching Conference

A unique opportunity for classroom teachers to work closely with their peers and a team of illustrious poets who have expertise and enthusiasm for sharing poetry with young people. An immersion in poetry that’s both practical and inspirational . . .

In 2008, this conference will feature director Baron Wormser and Resident Poet/Teacher Dawn Potter with guest poets Alice B. Fogel, Mekeel McBride, Shara McCallum, and J. D. Scrimgeour.

2008 tuition: $600, plus $86 for five lunches and two dinners (optional but recommended, since off-site meal options are some distance away). For an additional $405, this conference can be taken as a graduate-level course, earning 3 credits through Plymouth State University. Applications are reviewed as received and are welcome now.

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10th Annual Frost Place Seminar
August 3 – 8, 2008

2007 Seminar faculty Jeanne Marie Beaumont, David Graham, and Suzanne Cleary

An intensive gathering for experienced writers, exploring how the poetry of the past can guide and challenge contemporary writers.

NOTE : The 2008 Seminar is now fully enrolled. We hope you'll consider joining us for the Festival and Conference on Poetry.

In 2008, this conference will feature Seminar director Jeanne Marie Beaumont as well as Andrea Hollander Budy and David Trinidad, all present throughout the week, with a special talk one morning by guest poet Rachel Hadas.

2008 Tuition: $800 + $25 application fee, plus $140 for six dinners and four lunches (optional but recommended, since meals together are an integral part of the Seminar).

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