Name: Power of A Poetic Voice
Start: 2025-06-14T10:00:00-0400
End: 2025-06-14T10:45:00-0400

Welcome to the premiere horror literary convention presented by the Horror Writers Association. Registration for StokerCon 2025 is now available! This year the convention is being hosted by the city of Stamford, Connecticut, at the Hilton Stamford Hotel and Executive Meeting Center. We’re taking over from June 12th through the 15th, 2025.

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT

Grove Ballroom 2

Allen Ginsburg said, “Poetry is words that are empowered to make your hair stand on end, that you recognize instantly as being some form of subjective truth that has an objective reality to it, because somebody’s realized it.” Poetry, regardless of genre, seeks to tell the truth, speak out, and advocate for those who might not otherwise speak for themselves. In this panel, panelists will discuss how poetry can be both advocative and subjective truth.

Moderators

Maxwell Ian Gold

Executive Director, Horror Writers Association

Maxwell I. Gold is a Jewish American multiple award nominated author who writes prose poetry and short stories in cosmic horror and weird fiction with half a decade of writing experience. Five time Rhysling Award nominee, two time Pushcart Award nominee, and author of the Bram Stoker... Read More →

Speakers

Jamal Hodge

CEO, Hodge Cinema

JAMAL HODGE is a multi-award-winning filmmaker and writer from Queens NYC who has won over 80 awards with screenings at Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance, Cannes, and others. He directed the first season of Investigation Discovery Channel’s ‘Primal Instinct’ and is a Producer... Read More →

Linda D. Addison

Trustee, Horror Writers Association

Linda D. Addison is an award-winning author of five collections, including How To Recognize A Demon Has Become Your Friend, recipient of the HWA Lifetime Achievement Award, HWA Mentor of the Year and SFPA Grand Master of Fantastic Poetry.

Cynthia Pelayo

Guest of Honor

Cynthia Pelayo is an International Latino Book Award winning poet and author.She is the author of Loteria, Santa Muerte, The Missing, Poems of My Night, Into the Forest and All the Way Through, Children of Chicago, Crime Scene, The Shoemaker’s Magician, as well as dozens of standalone... Read More →

Pedro Iniguez

SF/Horror Writer

Pedro Iniguez is a Mexican-American Bram Stoker, Elgin, Rhysling, and Dwarf Star Award-nominated horror and science-fiction writer from Los Angeles, California. He is also a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee. He is the author of MEXICANS ON THE MOON: SPECULATIVE POETRY FROM... Read More →

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am EDT
Grove Ballroom 2

Convention Event, Livestreamed Session

StokerCon 2025

Maxwell Ian Gold

Jamal Hodge

Linda D. Addison

Cynthia Pelayo

Pedro Iniguez

Attendees (40)

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