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Five poet-curators, Lee Ann Brown and Tony Torn (Tender Buttons Press/Torn Page), Jennifer Firestone (Poetry on the Porch), Philip Good (Poetry State Forest), Evelyn Reilly (OtherWords) will discuss their visions and aesthetics on the curation of unique poetry readings in non-traditional spaces. They will address what makes for a compelling poetry reading experience that is accessible to different communities, and how such readings can in turn develop new forms of social connections around poetry, ranging from the intimate to the expansive. Each poet of this roundtable will share their curation process, highlight examples of specific successful and unsuccessful readings, and share ideas on how to generate such reading experiences in other locations.