Center for the Literary Arts Events

Poetry for Resistance

The Student Literary Advisory Board presents the kickoff event for "Poetry for Resistance" in partnership with the Office of Intercultural Life, which is also sponsoring a poetry contest.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

English & Creative Writing Majors Party

Welcome new English majors and catch up with faculty and friends at the annual majors party.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Jen Rouse Chapbook Reading & Celebration

A reading to celebrate the release of Riding with Anne Sexton by Rouse, who is Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and Consulting Librarian for Arts & Humanities at Cornell.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Marcella Durand

Poet and translator Durand travels from New York to share new work.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Mylène Dressler

Novelist Dressler, Distinguished Visiting Writer for Spring 2019, reads new work.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Writers After Dark Presents: Poetry for Resistance Chapbook Launch

SLAB celebrates the release of the Poetry for Resistance chapbook, featuring readings by contributors and free chapbooks for all. Campus and community members are also welcome to read short pieces for the open mic portion of Writers After Dark, sponsored by The Center for the Literary Arts and the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Shena McAuliffe

Shena McAuliffe, Assistant Professor of Fiction at Union College and a former Robert P. Dana Fellow at Cornell, reads from her debut novel, The Good Echo, winner of Black Lawrence Press's Big Moose Prize. Reception to follow.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Awards Night & Open Field Launch

Join us for our annual English & Creative Writing major awards night and the launch of our literary magazine, Open Field.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Ben Miller

Cornell alumnus Miller, an essayist and fiction writer, reads selections from his collaborations with artist Dale Williams.
Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

Past Events



• Monday, September 10, 2018
  4-5 p.m.

  Global Voices: Haifa Abu Al-Nadi and Adriana Borja Enríquez

  A reading with two of the writers in residence this fall at the University of Iowa's International Writing Program, Haifa Abu Al-Nadi and Adriana Borja Enríquez.

  Hall-Perrine, Thomas Commons

  

  Saturday, October 6, 2018
  2-5 p.m.

  Homecoming Open House

  Celebrate the legacies of Winifred Mayne Van Etten '25 and Stephen Lacey '65 in the cherished home of the Center for the Literary Arts, enjoy the work of student creative writers and editors, tour our historical Foxden Press and share the excitement about the iron Washington Press while perusing archival materials, book art, and letterpress work created by students and faculty. Pop-up readings by Distinguished Visiting Writer Kathleen Maris Paltrineri at 3:30 and by students who interned at the Chautauqua Writers' Center last summer at 4:30.

  Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

• Monday, October 1, 2018
  5-6 p.m.

  Kathleen Maris Paltrineri

  Paltrineri, Distinguished Visiting Writer for Fall 2018, reads from her new poetry manuscript, A Psalm for Our Bodies.

  
  Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

• Monday, November 5, 2018
  4-5 p.m.

  Kemi Alabi

  Alabi, a contributor to the new poetry anthology Black Girl Magic, reads new work.
  Location: Van Etten-Lacey House.

• Tuesday, December 4, 2018
  7:30 p.m.

  Writers After Dark

  The Center for the Literary Arts and the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council are excited to announce a new event, Writers After Dark! Come listen to readings by campus and community members, along with host Joe Jennison! The event features Mount Vernon Poet Laureate Marianne Taylor, R.P. Dana Emerging Writing Fellow Becca Klaver, poet and librarian Jen Rouse, and Cornell students Madeleine Koenigsberg and Katrina Stroud. There will also be an open mic sign-up starting at 7 p.m.
  Location: Zamora's, Thomas Commons.