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The 20th International Ezra Pound Conference will take place in Sun Valley over the Fourth of July holiday. Scholars and students from ten different countries will attend the meeting to discuss Pound's life and work. They will be joined by two eminent and accomplished American poets, Robert Creeley and Lawrence Ferlinghetti.

Four conference events are open to members of the public. Both Robert Creeley and Lawrence Ferlinghetti will give public readings of their work. Along with the world's leading Pound scholar, Professor Hugh Kenner, the poets will also participate in a panel discussion of Pound as an American figure. Finally, the keynote address will be presented by the distinguished literary critic, Professor Denis Donoghue of New York University.

Brief Biographies of Featured Speakers.

General admission tickets for each of the poetry readings and the panel discussion are available for $10 ($5 for students with ID). Admission to the keynote address is free, but tickets are required. Preferred seating for all four events is available for a Patron's donation of $100.

To purchase seats at these events, please print, complete and mail a booking form (Adobe PDF or Text).

If you are interested in attending the entire conference, please visit the conference registration page.

The Ezra Pound Conference is sponsored by the Ezra Pound Association of Hailey and by Idaho State University, and supported in part by the Idaho Humanities Council, a state-based program of the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Here is the schedule of events.

Wednesday, July 2, 8:15 p.m.   ROBERT CREELEY READING
Continental Room, Sun Valley Inn.
Thursday, July 3, 8:15 p.m. LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI READING
Continental Room, Sun Valley Inn.
Saturday, July 5, 11:15 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION, with Robert Creeley, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Hugh Kenner.
Topic: "Ezra Pound and American Identity." Continental Room, Sun Valley Inn.
Saturday, July 5, 2:00 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS by PROFESSOR DENIS DONOGHUE.
Title: "A Packet for Ezra Pound." Lodge Dining Room, Sun Valley Lodge.


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