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“Sitting Between the Sea and the Buildings” Symposium

A Symposium of Poets & Artists
Saturday, May 11, 2013
12–6pm
Chicago, IL

The Joan Mitchell Foundation, Poetry magazine, Poetry Foundation, and special guests will consider various ways artists and poets develop through collaboration. Taking Joan Mitchell’s legacy of collaboration as a starting point, the day will include talks, readings, demonstrations, and performances that explore intersections of visual art and poetry.

Full symposium schedule to follow. More information will be available at:
joanmitchellfoundation.org and poetryfoundation.org/events.

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