Event Calendar

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | This craft talk explains the process of using speculative elements in poetry through persona poems, investigating how contemporary poets such as Adrian Matejka and Melissa Lozada-Oliva use speculative personae in their book-length projects The Big Smoke and Dreaming of You, as well as my own process writing speculative persona in Oculus.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Sally Wen Mao is the author of Oculus (Graywolf Press, 2019) a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Join Michael Dumanis in a Q&A with visiting poet, Sally Wen Mao.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Come learn what to say (and what not to say) to restaurateurs to inspire and motivate a shift toward more sustainable practices, and how to help restaurant managers navigate the process of ordering new wares at Beyond Plastics and ReThink Disposable’s free webinar.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Students will discuss some of their REU experiences with us

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM! is a lecture/performance by artist Emilio Rojas, departing from this xenophobic phrase to trace histories of colonialism, the open wounds of borders, and the emptiness of monuments.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Celebrate the season and help keep Jennings weird with a night of audiovisual frights and delights that tantalize ear, eye, and soul.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Volunteer opportunity at the Purple Carrot Farm! All are welcome, no experience required. Come meet new people and play in the dirt!

Info session, student-led campus tour, and optional interviews designed for high school students interested in Bennington College.