October 20 - November 7, 2010
Concord, Massachusetts
Two weeks of talks, readings, and discussions celebrating the written and the spoken word.
Nathaniel Philbrick
Gish Jen
Andrew Bacevich
Pauline Maier
How You Can Participate
- Attend: Most events are free. All events are open to the public. Events that require a ticket are so indicated and include information about how and where to obtain tickets.
- Donate: The festival is produced by a non-profit foundation and depends greatly on individual support. Tax deductible donations in any amount are encouraged and can be made online.
- Sponsor: Corporate sponsorship is welcomed and is available. For information please .
Bill Coyle
Events: Poetry — Featured Poets Plus Open Mic
Book: The God of This World to His Prophet
Bill Coyle’s first collection of poetry, The God of This World to His Prophet, won the New Criterion Poetry Prize and was published in 2006. His poems have appeared widely in magazines and anthologies, including the Hudson Review, The New Criterion, the New Republic, and Poetry. He is a translator from the Swedish, and his translations have appeared in Poetry, PN Review and Modern Poetry in Translation, and in the anthologies The Other Side of the Landscape and New European Poets. He teaches in the English Department at Salem State College.