In celebration of Black History Month, join Cornelius Eady, renowned poet, musician, co-founder of Cave Canem, and former Interim Director of Poets House for a reading and talk. Recently he launched Poets House’s Open House, a weekly radio program on WBAI, with co-host Patricia Spears Jones. He is the author of several celebrated collections of poetry, including The Gathering of My Name, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. A beloved teacher, Eady is currently John C. Hodges Chair at the University of Tennessee/Knoxville.

Made possible through a partnership with Poets House and Battery Park City Authority.