Natasha Trethewey and Charles Wright

Natasha Trethewey is the author of three books of poems: Native Guard, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Domestic Work; and Bellocq's Ophelia. She "has created a small body of nearly flawless poetry, [and] has forged a singular art from a mixed racial experience without sacrificing either heritage," wrote Rodney Jones. Among Charles Wright's 18 collections of poetry are Country Music; Chickamauga; Black Zodiac, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Appalachia; Negative Blue; Scar Tissue; and Littlefoot. "In poem after poem," wrote Philip Levine, "he plumbs our deepest relationships with nature, time, love, death, creation." The readings are introduced by Marilyn Nelson and Jean Valentine. Are You 35 or Younger? Buy tickets to any Reading Series or Afternoon Night Tab