About the Stadler Center

Founded in 1988 by Professor John Wheatcroft and philanthropist Jack Stadler and located at Bucknell University, in the scenic Susquehanna Valley of central Pennsylvania, the Stadler Center for Poetry is a professional literary center offering a wide range of programs and residencies for emerging and established poets and writers. It is also the seat of the English Department's creative writing program and the home of West Branch, Bucknell's national journal of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. The Stadler Center is housed in Bucknell Hall, an historic campus building that contains a large auditorium for readings, offices for the staff and creative writing faculty, and the Mildred Martin Poetry Library and Lounge. For more information, please use the following links.