A Tribute to Tyrone Williams

Join us in honoring the life, work and legacy of seminal poet and scholar Tyrone Williams.

Poets, colleagues, and friends including Pat CliffordLatasha N. Nevada DiggsThom DonovanBarbara HenningErica HuntBrenda IijimaPierre JorisBurt KimmelmanMike LalaAndrew LevyC.J. Martin, and Julie Patton will read work by and about Williams.

Bring your remembrance! We’ll have an open-mic for everyone who wishes to contribute their reflections on their dear friend and colleague.

Refreshments will be served.

Tyrone Williams taught literature and theory at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio for four decades. He is the author of several chapbooks and five books of poetry: c.c.On SpecThe Hero Project of the CenturyAdventures of Pi, and Howell. A limited-edition art project, Trump l’oeil, was published in 2017.

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Events at Poets House are popular, and seating is first-come, first-seated. We have several seats reserved for people with access needs. If events reach capacity, seating will be available in an overflow viewing room.