1  p.m. to 2 p.m.: President Nora Demleitner invites you to an informal reception to kick off the series with the author. There will be an opportunity to purchase his book and have it signed.

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.:

In partnership with Annapolis Home Magazine, St. John’s College presents Poets in the Conversation Room hosted by acclaimed author, poet, playwright, and tenth Maryland Poet Laureate, Grace Cavalieri. Listen to poetry readings from award-winning poets and have a chance to ask questions during a 20-minute question period afterwards. 

David Keplinger, recipient of many prestigious poetry awards and fellowships, explores how the written word can hold grief and reflect complex emotions. He heads the MFA Program in Poetry at American University in Washington, D.C. and was recently named Scholar-Teacher of the Year by President Sylvia Burwell. His latest poetry collection is Ice(Milkweed Editions).