| Saturday, October 4 |
| 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. | Book exhibit and sale |
| 8:30-9:15 a.m. | Registration and welcome. Coffee and pastries |
| 9:15 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks: Esther Barazzone, Chatham University President Introduction to the Festival: Sheryl St. Germain, Director, Chatham MFA in Creative Writing program |
| 9:30-10:15 a.m. | Keynote Address: Robert Hass |
| 10:30-11:45 a.m. | Middle East Imaginations and the Arabic-speaking World: Laila Al-Atrash, Peter Cole, Anahita Firouz, Samuel Hazo, Naomi Shihab Nye |
| 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. | Lunch. Box lunches available for purchase |
| 1:15-2:00 p.m. | Reading: Taha Muhammad Ali and Peter Cole, translator |
| 2:15-3:30 p.m. | Other Places: the Role of Place and Environment in Crafting Poems and Stories. Round table with all writers |
| 3:45-4:45 p.m. | Reading: Laila Al-Atrash and Anahita Firouz |
| 5:00-8:00 p.m. | Dinner on your own |
| 8:00 p.m. | Reading: Robert Hass and Naomi Shihab Nye in Welker Room of the James Laughlin Music Center Reception and book-signing to follow |
