Poet Star Black’s Photos of the 80s conference

Fortunately for us, the poet and photographer Star Black was on hand for all but the last evening of the 80s conference. She has generously made a selection of her photographs available for use on this website, which we present below in slideshow and gallery format (click thumbnails to enlarge). You can find other photos by conference participants at the NPF Facebook page.

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Marjorie Perloff. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Steve Evans. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Laura Trantham Smith and Carrie Conners. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Table at the bookfair, featuring Tim Dlugos. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Megan Kaminski and Edric Mesmer. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Erica Bernheim (left) & Ellen McGrath Smith. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

NPF Advisory Board member, and director of the University of Maine Press, Michael Alpert. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

David Herd. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Abigail Lang, with Alec Marsh in background left. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Richard Owens. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Peter Culley and Laura Moriarty. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: John Beer, Susan Howe, Norman Finkelstein, Richard Deming, Lytle Shaw (kneeling), Patrick Pritchett, Robin Brox, Peter O’Leary, Joe Donahue, Kevin Killian (kneeling), Aldon Nielsen, and Charles Bernstein. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Miriam Nichols. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Stephen Fredman, Kaplan Harris, Peter Middleton, & Marjorie Perloff. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Linda Russo. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

After a panel. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Charles Bernstein and Susan Howe. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Nathaniel Mackey and Penelope Creeley. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Erin Workman and NPF Graduate Assistant Jason Mitchell. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Kevin Killian, David Lau, and Brian Ang. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Kevin Killian and Charles Bernstein, with Jane Malcolm at right. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Peter Middleton and Laura Moriarty. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Dale Enggass, Tyler Babbie, and Erin Workman. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Evie Shockley, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Meta DuEwa Jones. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Burt Kimmelman. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Sara DiMaggio, Andrew Mulvania, Andy Meyer, J. Peter Moore, and Sarah Cohen. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Joel Duncan, Stephanie Anderson, Joseph Luna, Samuel Solomon. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Alan Golding, Stephen Fredman, Marjorie Perloff, & Peter Middleton. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Terri C. Beyer of the UMaine Development Office. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Tom Konyves. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Kenneth Warren. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Christina Davis and Richard Deming. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Seth Perlow. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Poet, UMaine undergrad, and conference volunteer Sean Miller. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Matthew Hall. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Lytle Shaw. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Carl Little (left) and Joseph Donahue. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Kaplan Harris and Penelope Creeley before the banquet. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: NPF Business Manager Gail Sapiel, NPF Publications Specialist Betsy Rose, and Marlene Charron of UMaine Conference Services. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Paul Jaussen (left) and Michael Clune. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

John Roche. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Gary Lenhart. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Aldon Nielsen, with Alan Golding in background. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Keith Tuma. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Poet and NPF Graduate Assistant Katie Fuller. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From left to right: Kimberly Lyons, Donna Hollenberg, Linda Kinnahan. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

From L to R: Laura Hinton, Fahamisha Patricia Brown, and Patricia Spears Jones. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Cathy Wagner. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Richard Brucher (left), Carla Billitteri (center), and Laura Moriarty. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Joseph Donahue (in profile) talking with Robert Archambeau. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Natalia Fedorova, with Kurt Heintz in background. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Jennifer Moxley and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.

Norman Finkelstein and Peter O’Leary. Photo (c)2012 by Star Black.