MKM Poetry Library
About
The Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library was founded in honor of the late Michael Kuperman, a former MFA student at the University of South Florida, who donated his beloved collection of poetry books to the Department of English. Located in Cooper Hall Room 301, the MKM Poetry Library is a dedicated space within the Department of English to help students and faculty from all three USF campuses further their studies in poetry as well as provide community with poetry at its center. All members of the USF academic community are welcome to use the robust and growing catalogue of poetry collections, literary magazines, chapbooks, and broadsides the library offers.
The MKM Library is co-sponsor of the Garry Fleming Poetry Series with the Humanities Institute. The Garry Fleming Poetry Series brings nationally award-winning poets to the University of South Florida for a poetry craft session with MFA creative writing graduate students and a public reading of their work. Invited poets have included: Ocean Vuong, Alison C. Rollins, Dana Levin, Ariana Benson, K. Iver, and Jake Skeets.
As a further collaboration with the Humanities Institute we also co-sponsor the Garry Fleming-Key West Literary Seminar Fellowship. You can learn more about this collaboration here.
The Michael Kuperman Memorial Poetry Library is run by Inaugural Director, Natalie Scenters-Zapico. Follow us on Instagram at @USF_PoetryLibrary
Catalogue
The MKM Poetry Library is a living library whose catalogue grows through acquisitions and donations. You can browse our digital catalogue here.
Contributions
If you would like to donate poetry collections, broadsides, chapbooks, or specialty literary magazines, please contact Natalie Scenters-Zapico.