Join us for a free, day-long celebration of English literature for Northland teachers and students, with our special guest speaker, the renowned Minnesota poet, Michael Bazzett.
Celebrating literature and language as an antidote to the troubled world in which we live, the 2023 Rose Warner Reading Series inspires students to explore the creative literary arts on the welcoming Duluth campus of The College of St. Scholastica. All you need to do is show up. We’ll do the rest.
CSS's English Department looks forward to sharing time with the nation's engaged citizens of tomorrow, accompanied by you, the teachers of today. Please note, for teachers attending and participating in sessions organized specifically for you, CSS will provide Continuing Education Unit certificates (5 hours).
For all inquiries, contact the event organizer, Dr. Kevin Quarmby, at kquarmby@css.edu. I am happy to answer any questions and ensure you receive further updates.
Dr. Kevin A. Quarmby
Rose Warner Professor of English
Michael Bazzett’s fifth book of poems, The Echo Chamber, was published by Milkweed Editions in 2021. His work has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, The Sun, The Threepenny Review and Tin House and his verse translation of the Mayan creation epic, The Popol Vuh, (Milkweed, 2018) was named one of 2018’s ten best books of poetry by the NY Times. He lives in Minneapolis.
Shot on location in Berlin, Germany, by renowned director Sherng-Lee Huang, these haunting promotional films celebrate two poems from Michael Bazzett's 2021 publication, The Echo Chamber.
Event Information
When? March 24, 2023 from 9:30 AM – 1:45 PM
Where? The College of St. Scholastica
9:30 AM - Continental breakfast in the Mitchell Foyer
10:00 AM - Welcome in the Mitchell Auditorium
10:15 AM - Keynote Address by Michael Bazzett
11:00 AM - Breakaway Session 1: Students with Northland Writers of Distinction
11:45 PM - Lunch in the Greenview Dining Room
12:45 PM - Breakaway Session 2: Students with Northland Writers of Distinction
1:45 PM - Event wrap-up
Following a 9:30 AM continental breakfast, 10:00 welcome, and 10:15 keynote address by Michael Bazzett in the Mitchell Auditorium, a group of smaller student discussion breakout sessions will be led by Northland Writers of Distinction. Teachers will be invited to specific workshops and discussions and earn 5 CEUs for participation and attendance. The College will provide free refreshments throughout and lunch in the Greenview Dining Room. After lunch, the student breakout sessions will reconvene, and the event will wrap up at 1:45 PM.
"I love the idea of a poem as a house made of breath, and the fact that the word stanza is Italian for room. So poetry is something that can reside in the body: an invisible form that inhabits us, but that we also inhabit. It's a lovely paradox." Michael Bazzett, December 6, 2022, interview accompanying featured poem on Poetry Daily.
To purchase Michael Bazzett’s publications in advance, please contact Duluth's
We look forward to learning with you!
