The Joshua Ringel Memorial Poetry Reading is pleased to present Cornelius Eady, distinguished poet and playwright, in honor of Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth alumnus and avid poetry lover Joshua Ringel and his parents, Mel and Barbara. The event supports the arts in Baltimore by bringing a distinguished poet to the city each year for a free public reading.

Cornelius Eady is the author of eight poetry collections, including Hardheaded Weather, Victims of the Latest Dance Craze, The Gathering of My Name, and The War Against the Obvious. A Pulitzer Prize finalist, he is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a cofounder of Cave Canem, a national organization for African American poets. Currently, Eady is the Chair of Excellence in the English Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

This free event will be held in the BMA’s Meyerhoff Auditorium. Open to guests of all ages.

2 p.m. – Doors open

2:30 p.m. – Reading begins

3:30 p.m. – Book signing