Dear Poundians, This e-mail concerns three things: First, the Ezra Pound Society has organized the following sessions for the ALA taking place right now (May 23-26) in Boston: Friday May 24, 2013 11:10 – 12:30 Session 9-F Ezra Pound & Marianne Moore Organized by the Ezra Pound Society Chair, Trevor Sawler, Saint Thomas University, Canada 1. “The Ezra Pound-Marianne Moore Early Correspondence: Gender and Prosody in Marianne Moore’s ‘Marriage,’” Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos, University of New Brunswick, Canada 2. “Marianne Moore’s ‘Marriage’ through Ezra Pound’s Eyes,” David Roessel, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey 3. “Performing Marianne Moore’s ‘Marriage,’” Taylor Cawley, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Audio visual required: None Friday May 24, 2013 2:10 –3:30 Session 11-H Ezra Pound & H.D. Organized by the Ezra Pound Society Chair, Demetres P. Tryphonopoulos, University of New Brunswick, Canada 1. “The Rose Turns: Feminine/Feminist Imagery in H.D.'s Hermetic Definition,” Sara Dunton, University of New Brunswick, Canada 2. “Through the worm-cycle: animals, trees, lovers, and gods in H.D.'s polymorphic machine,” Matte Robinson, St. Thomas University, Canada 3. “Adams and/or Mussolini: The Polymorphic Transformation of Good Government in The Cantos,” Trevor Sawler, St. Thomas University, Canada Audio visual required: None Second (and thinking ahead to next year’s ALA conference in San Francisco in late May 2014), I am asking anyone who wishes to organize a panel on any topic pertaining to the work and life of EP to let me know. We have the option of offering two sessions at next year’s ALA. And third, it would be nice if one of you organized a panel on EP’s “treatment of warfare and its consequence. Please see the following call for papers. [Marker]Call for Papers American Literature Association Symposium “War and American Literature” October 10 – 12, 2013 Keynote Speakers: Donald Anderson, United States Air Force Academy James Nagel, University of Georgia and Dartmouth College ALA symposia provide opportunities for scholars to meet in pleasant settings, present papers, and share ideas and resources. The October 2013 symposium will focus on war and American literature, exploring the literary treatment of warfare and its consequences in both prose and poetry from the colonial times through the present. We welcome proposals for presentations on the place of war in the writings of both popular and canonical American authors (Cooper, Twain, Crane, Hemingway, Heller, Vonnegut, McCarthy, O’Brien, and others). Proposals for panels and roundtable discussions are also encouraged. Location: Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal Street New Orleans, Louisiana Hotel Rate: The Hotel Monteleone is offering a special rate of $169 (plus tax) per night for a single or double room. Conference Directors: Dustin Anderson, Georgia Southern University Olivia Carr Edenfield, Georgia Southern University Conference Fee: $150 Please email all proposals to Dustin Anderson [log in to unmask] before July 20, 2013 Thanks, Demetres Demetrios P. Tryphonopoulos University Research Professor A/Dean, School of Graduate Studies Professor, Department of English Associate Editor, Paideuma: Studies in Modern and Contemporary Poetry and Poetics Secretary, Ezra Pound Society University of New Brunswick Sir Howard Douglas Hall, Room 317 3 Bailey Drive Fredericton, N.B. Canada E3B 5A3 E-mail: [ mailto:[log in to unmask] ][log in to unmask] -----------------