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In this year’s Eamon McEneaney Memorial Reading, poet Charif Shanahan will read from his work, sharing selections from his first collection, Into Each Room We Enter without Knowing, along with a sneak peek at his forthcoming poetry.
“I’m motivated by the unifying potential of the lyric poem, the way a voice speaking subjectively from its own experience can reach across boundaries of all sorts (period, geography, race, culture, gender, sexuality, etc.) to the spirit of another, apparently ‘different,’ person”.
The reading will be followed by a live Q&A moderated by associate professor Joanie Mackowski.
This reading is made possible by Eamon McEneaney’s Cornell teammates, family, and friends. In addition to being one of Cornell’s most talented and best-loved athletes, Eamon McEneaney ’77 was a dedicated husband and father, loyal friend, prolific writer and poet, and an American hero. He died on September 11, 2001, in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
The Eamon McEneaney Memorial Reading marks the third virtual event in the Spring 2021 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series: Together. Each semester, writers ranging from debut poets to internationally renowned authors visit the Cornell campus as part of the Zalaznick Reading Series. Sponsored by the Zalaznick family and 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 Spring 2021 edition of the series has gone virtual, so from the intimacy of their homes to ours, a lineup of renowned writers will share their work.
“I’m motivated by the unifying potential of the lyric poem, the way a voice speaking subjectively from its own experience can reach across boundaries of all sorts (period, geography, race, culture, gender, sexuality, etc.) to the spirit of another, apparently ‘different,’ person”.
The reading will be followed by a live Q&A moderated by associate professor Joanie Mackowski.
This reading is made possible by Eamon McEneaney’s Cornell teammates, family, and friends. In addition to being one of Cornell’s most talented and best-loved athletes, Eamon McEneaney ’77 was a dedicated husband and father, loyal friend, prolific writer and poet, and an American hero. He died on September 11, 2001, in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
The Eamon McEneaney Memorial Reading marks the third virtual event in the Spring 2021 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series: Together. Each semester, writers ranging from debut poets to internationally renowned authors visit the Cornell campus as part of the Zalaznick Reading Series. Sponsored by the Zalaznick family and 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 Spring 2021 edition of the series has gone virtual, so from the intimacy of their homes to ours, a lineup of renowned writers will share their work.