Helsinki Poetics Conference is an international and interdisciplinary conference for poets, writers, literary scholars and other professionals taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Our aim is to encourage and provide a setting for fruitful conversations between the academic and artistic worlds, non-profit organizations and the publishing industry.
In the past, Helsinki Poetics Conference has featured a host of international guests, including Brandon Brown (US), Michael Cronin (Dublin City University, Ireland), Anna Aguilar-Amat (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain), Keston Sutherland (University of Sussex, UK), Aase Berg (Sweden), Anu Koivunen (University of Stockholm), Jesper Olsson (University of Stockholm, Sweden), and Rachel Blau DuPlessis (US) among many others.
The 2012 Helsinki Poetics Conference: Monster
The eighth annual conference will be held on 25–26 August, 2012. Keynote speakers will be prof. Joyelle McSweeney (University of Notre Dame, US) and the philosopher Reza Negarestani (Iran).
CFP for 2012 Conference: Monster
Who are we?
The conference is organized by the poetry organization Nihil Interit in collaboration with the Finnish Literary Research Society, and it is a part of Runokuu (Poetry Moon), an international poetry festival in Helsinki.
Nihil Interit is a Finnish poetry association for poets and readers alike promoting poetry in all of its forms in Finland. Nihil Interit is the main organizer of the Helsinki Poetics Conference.
KTS – The Finnish Literary Research Society is the coordinating association for literary scholars in Finland, and it is a member of the International Comparative Literature Association.
Runokuu – Poetry Moon is an international poetry festival organized by various Finnish cultural organizations in collaboration with the Helsinki Festival, the largest arts festival in Finland.
2012 Organizing Committee
Poet & PhD student Teemu Manninen (University of Tampere), PhD student Kimmo Kallio (Dublin City University), poet & PhD student Virpi Alanen (University of Turku), poetry critic & PhD student Maaria Pääjärvi (University of Helsinki) and poet Sirpa Kyyrönen.
