VISPO
What would a Conceptual Poetry Symposium be without a nod to Vispo – the visual poetry movement that seems to be exponentially expanding its definition by constantly incorporating new, or if not new, at least more types of media, including digital, video, film, sculpture, typography, theater and book/e-zine arts? Some exciting work will be on display at the Poetry Center during the symposium including, including works by Peter Ciccariello, Julia Willms, and Turner Davis. Find out more here.

YOUTUBE CHALLENGE
Before the conference we asked people to create a video designed to answer the question: "What is conceptual poetry?" and post it to YouTube. You can find Christopher Olivares's winning video here along with a special entry from visual artist Peter Ciccariello.

BLOG COVERAGE

• Kenneth Goldsmith's blog at PoetryFoundation.org (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
• Charles Alexander's blog at chax press (1) (2)
• Vanessa Place's blog at Les Figues Press (1) (2)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Conceptual Poetry and Its Others Symposium is made possible by grants from the Arizona Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, and Poets & Writers. We are also grateful for Symposium support from the Arizona Inn; College of Humanities; Book Stop Used Books, and Friends of the Poetry Center, especially Helen S. Schaefer.

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