Poetry Forum

The Poetry Forum is an annual event which brings well known and award winning poets to SUNY Ulster for intimate question and answer sessions, as well as a special evening reading of their poetry.  In 2007, the program was renamed the Ellen Robbins Poetry Forum to honor the memory of Ellen Robbins (1952-2006) who was on the faculty at SUNY Ulster from 1994 until 2006, and Chair of the English department, 2002-2006..

This event started in 1994 and has become a favorite annual event.

Guest Poets of the Poetry Forum include:

April 22, 2008 ~ Naomi Shihab Nye

April 18, 2007  Rescheduled for April 2009 ~ Charles Simic

April 4, 2006 ~ Yusef Komunyakaa

April 20, 2005 ~ Jane Hirshfield

April 20, 2004 ~ Michael McClure

April 23, 2003 ~ Marge Piercy

April 25, 2002 ~ Kenneth Koch

April 26, 2001 ~ Robert Creeley

April 13, 2000 ~ Robert Bly

April 14, 1999 ~ Galway Kinnell

April 29, 1998 ~ Donald Hall

April 17, 1997 ~ Maxine Kumin

April 25, 1996 ~ Carolyn Forché

April 26, 1995 ~ Robert Bly (CANCELLED)

April 28, 1994 ~ Sharon Olds & Local Area Poets

• Janine Pommy Vega
• David Matlin
• Mikhail Horowitz