AWP Recap

Over at the Huffington Post with 13 bests from AWP2013. Here are numbers 5 and 6 (below). The rest, over there.

5. Best Tribute to the Legacy of a Teacher: Derek Walcott. Nothing can beat the stories told by a students – even those in absentia, as Melissa Green was, while the teacher is still around to hear them. Bonus? Yusef Komunyakaa leaning forward to listen, hard.

6. Best Worst-Moment: a bouncer appearing at the bar of a hotel hosting 11,000 writers, and trying to prevent them from getting a drink. Not cool.

Also, here’s the visual of the Grub Street booth: