I'm happy to give a poetry reading for your group, if we can find a mutually agreeable time. Typically, a poetry reading lasts about 45 minutes, leaving a little time afterward to discuss poetry and/or answer questions. I can bring books to sell, or you can arrange with a local bookstore to have them at the reading.

The fee for my reading is negotiable depending on the group's financial situation, and the distance I'll need to travel.

I can combine a reading with a talk about poetry, or simply give a talk about any aspect of poetry your group would like to explore. Again, the fee is negotiable.

Possible subjects:

What is a poem? What is free verse poetry all about? How can you call it a poem if it doesn't rhyme? What's the history of poetry (briefly!)? Who are the great poets, and why? What's going on in the contemporary poetry world? What makes a good poem? What makes a bad poem? What's the process of writing a poem, and of reading a poem well?

Please contact me directly about the possibility of giving a poetry workshop.

My papers—drafts, notebooks, letters—are housed in Special Collections at Morris Library, The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, 19716. They are available for students and researchers. I will continue to add to the collection periodically.

You may e-mail me at fleda@udel.edu.