Michael Prior is the author of two poetry collections, “Burning Province” (2020) and “Model Disciple” (2016), the latter of which was named one of the best books of the year by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies across North America and the UK, including The New Republic, Poetry, Narrative, Oxford Poetry, PN Review, Global Poetry Anthology, and the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-A-Day series. The recipient of awards and honors for poetry and teaching, and a former Hawthornden and Banff Centre Fellow, Michael holds graduate degrees from the University of Toronto and Cornell University. He divides his time between Vancouver, British Columbia and Saint Paul, Minnesota, where he is an Assistant Professor of English and Mellon Faculty Fellow at Macalester College. Learn more at www.michaelpriorwriter.com.
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Zalaznick Reading Series I
At Home With Poet Michael Prior
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 7pm
EDT
Event Overview
Each semester, writers ranging from debut poets to internationally renowned authors visit the Cornell campus as part of the Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series. Hosted by the Creative Writing Program, this series has educated and entertained students and the broader Cornell community alike. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fall 2020 edition of the series has gone virtual. From the intimacy of their homes to ours, a lineup of renowned writers will share their work.
First up is poet, professor, and Cornell alumnus Michael Prior, who will read from his magnificent new collection, “Burning Province.” Described by the publisher as “acerbic, moving, and formally astonishing,” the collection navigates “geographical and psychological landscapes, grappling with cultural trauma and mapping out complex topographies of grief, love, and inheritance.” “Burning Province” is Prior’s second collection of poetry. His first, 2016’s “Model Disciple,” was named one of the best books of the year by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior’s work has also appeared in a wide range of magazines and anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Join us as we kick off the Fall 2020 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series: At Home.
First up is poet, professor, and Cornell alumnus Michael Prior, who will read from his magnificent new collection, “Burning Province.” Described by the publisher as “acerbic, moving, and formally astonishing,” the collection navigates “geographical and psychological landscapes, grappling with cultural trauma and mapping out complex topographies of grief, love, and inheritance.” “Burning Province” is Prior’s second collection of poetry. His first, 2016’s “Model Disciple,” was named one of the best books of the year by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Prior’s work has also appeared in a wide range of magazines and anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Join us as we kick off the Fall 2020 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series: At Home.
What You'll Learn
- An intimate reading of Michael Prior’s new poetry collection, “Burning Province”
- A chance to ask the author questions about his work and inspiration
- A literary event that brings the community together at a time when we’ve been largely kept apart
Speaker
Michael Prior ’17 | Poet
Assistant Professor
Macalester College
Assistant Professor of English and Mellon Faculty Fellow, Macalester College; Cornell Alumnus, MFA ‘17
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