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Welcome the 4th Annual U.S. Poets in Mexico Conference! This extraordinary week will highlight outstanding contemporary American and Mexican poets. We invite you to participate in our stimulating discussions, writing workshops and readings with other writing professionals in lovely Mérida, the cultural center of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Join poets Anselm Berrigan, Nicole Cooley, Lynn Emanuel, Tom Sleigh and renowned translator, Suzanne Jill Levine for a week of workshops and readings; special guest, Ron Silliman, for three afternoon conversations, and readings by Mexican poets Mario Bojórquez, Rubén Márquez, Ámbar Past and Álvaro Solís. Enjoy the sights and sounds of local markets, climb ancient Mayan temples; learn about the spiritual center of Mayan civilization; dig your toes into pristine sands and turquoise waters; enjoy a boat ride through Celestun Biosphere Reserve (home of 20,000 pink flamingos)—all with a community of poets.