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I'm really looking forward to Readercon. (I'm also glad to have a light schedule--and to only have afternoon events scheduled!--what with the no-doubt Massive Jetlag.)

Friday July 12, 5:00 PM, RI
Readercon Classic Fiction Book Club: Tam Lin. Gwynne Garfinkle, Lila Garrott (leader), Caitlyn Paxson, Sonya Taaffe. Pamela Dean's Tam Lin, which reimagines the Scottish ballad as an account of young, bright Janet Carter's tumultuous time at college in the 1970s, was lauded upon its publication in 1991 and has endured as a classic since. We'll explore its resonance and relevance to present-day readers and writers in the context of real-world events that recall Janet's experiences--lengthy wars, challenges to reproductive rights, and activism and tensions on college campuses--as well as the increasing popularity of folk tale retellings.

Saturday July 13, 3:00 PM, NH
Mythic Poetry Group Reading. Mike Allen, Leah Bobet, C.S.E. Cooney, Gemma Files, Gwynne Garfinkle, Andrea Hairston, Samantha Henderson, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Rose Lemberg, Shira Lipkin, Alex Dally MacFarlane, Dominik Parisien, Caitlyn Paxson, Julia Rios, Romie Stott, Sonya Taaffe, JoSelle Vanderhooft. Over the past decade, speculative poetry has increasingly turned toward the mythic in subject matter, with venues such as Strange Horizons, Goblin Fruit, Mythic Delirium, Stone Telling, Cabinet des Fées, Jabberwocky, and the now-defunct Journal of the Mythic Arts showcasing a new generation of poets who’ve redefined what this type of writing can do. This reading will feature new and classic works from speculative poetry’s trend-setters.