I'm happy to announce that registration has opened for the 2026 Conference on Poetry & Learning at Monson Arts. And for the first time ever, we're going to reprise the entire faculty from the previous year's conference. Gretchen Berg and Gwyneth Jones were tremendous gifts to the program last year, and Teresa and I are can't wait to work with them again next summer.

Our theme will be transformation and, as we did last year, we will bring poetry into conversation with other art forms, both in our discussions and our generative work.

I hope to see you in Monson this summer, but if you can't attend and/or if you have the means, I beg you to consider supporting our scholarship fund. In this current political climate, fewer and fewer schools are allotting funds to teachers for professional development. Last year we saw a sharp rise in requests for scholarships, and we did not have enough in reserve to support everyone in need. The conference is an exercise in humanity, intellect, emotion, and collaboration. We are staunch in our belief in art and community as a power for good in this world. If you can, please help us continue to serve.