9: Ben & Daniel talk with poet Cornelius Eady, co-founder of Cave Canum. He talks about the creation of this unique writers’ center, and about his time spent writing for musical theater.
The Poem of the Week comes from Tina May Hall’s collection of short fiction, “The Physics of Imaginary Objects.” Daniel reads “Last Night of the County Fair.”
And, this week’s contributor to Poetic License is co-host Benjamin Saenz. He reflects on the difficulties the U.S. and Mexico face in dealing with dissenters in their respective countries.
Cornelius Eady is the author of eight books of poetry, including Hardheaded Weather: New and Selected Poems (Putnam, April 2008). His second book, Victims of the Latest Dance Craze, won the Lamont Prize from the Academy of American Poets in 1985; in 2001 Brutal Imagination was a finalist for the National Book Award. His work in theater includes the libretto for an opera, “Running Man,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1999. His play, “Brutal Imagination,” won Newsday’s Oppenheimer award in 2002.
In 1996 Eady co-founded, with writer Toi Derricotte, the Cave Canem summer workshop/retreat for African American poets. More than a decade later, Cave Canem is a thriving national network of black poets, as well as an institution offering regional workshops, readings, a first book prize, and the summer retreat.
Eady has been a teacher for more than twenty years, and is now a professor at Notre Dame University.
In 1996 Eady co-founded, with writer Toi Derricotte, the Cave Canem summer workshop/retreat for African American poets. More than a decade later, Cave Canem is a thriving national network of black poets, as well as an institution offering regional workshops, readings, a first book prize, and the summer retreat.
Eady has been a teacher for more than twenty years, and is now a professor at Notre Dame University.
(Taken from http://www.corneliuseady.com/)
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