MLA Session organized by the John Clare Society of North America

The John Clare Society of North America organizes an annual session at the Modern Language Association Convention.

The MLA Convention will be held in Los Angeles, January 7-10, 2027. The following program will be presented at the 2027 MLA session on John Clare:

529. John Clare: In and Out of Place

Saturday, January 9, 2027, 12:00-1:15 p.m., Los Angeles Convention Center - 511B

Program arranged by the John Clare Society of North America

Presiding: Lauren Cooper, College of the Holy Cross

1. "The Poetics of Vagrancy: John Clare's 'Journey Out of Essex,'" Hannah Piette, Yale University

2. "The Atmospheric Commons in John Clare's 'The Mores,'" Isabel Realyvasquez, Columbia University

3. "'The Time of the Landscape: Clare, Tennyson, and London's Epping Forest," Mary Shannon, University of Californa Los Angeles

Call for Papers: Proposals for the annual session organized by the John Clare Society of North America at the MLA Convention are due by March 15 of each year. Abstracts (250-300 words) are invited on any aspect of John Clare's poetry, prose, life, and/or sphere of influence. Please submit abstract and short bio by email to Prof. Lauren Cooper.

The 2027 MLA Convention will be held in Los Angeles, January 7-10, 2027. Individuals who plan to attend academic sessions at the MLA Convention must register for the convention in advance.