[R. S. Gwynn]

I have resigned, effective immediately, my position as Program Director of the West Chester University Poetry Conference. To all of you who have helped to make the conference a success over the years, I offer my gratitude.

[Rick Mullin]

Thank you for your time and effort and the support, Sam.

[Susan McLean]

I am sorry to hear that you are stepping down, Sam. Thanks for taking on what has to have been a time-consuming and difficult job. I hope that someone else will try to keep the conference going.

Susan

[Michael Juster]

I think that this news is the start of a death spiral.

[Rick Mullin]

Oh, I think the better metaphor is nitrogen cycle. And West Chester is many more than two years into it. It's natural. And it's all good.

Sam's effort to bring it back, especially in competition with a spin-off that many of us also support, has been extraordinary. Just dealing with the personalities is almost impossible. And catering! Again--thanks Sam.

RM

[Michael Juster]

Sam did some heroic work, but the loss of Mike Peich at WCU has left the conference at the mercy of clueless administrators.