The Department of Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers Series is pleased to present a reading and Q &A with poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil on Tuesday, November 17th at 6:00 p.m. This event is open to the public.The Department of Writing's Distinguished Visiting Writers Series is pleased to present a reading and Q &A with poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil on Tuesday, November 17th at 6:00 p.m. This event is open to the public.
Born to a Filipino mother and Malayali Indian father, Aimee Nezhukumatathil (neh-ZOO / koo-mah / tah-TILL) is the author of four books of poetry: Oceanic (Copper Canyon 2018); Lucky Fish (2011), winner of the Hoffer Grand Prize for Prose and Independent Books; At the Drive-In Volcano (2007); and Miracle Fruit (2003), all from Tupelo Press. Her collection of nature essays, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments, was published by Milkweed in 2020. With Ross Gay, she co-authored Lace & Pyrite, a chapbook of nature poems (Organic Weapon Arts, 2014). She is professor of English and teaches environmental literature and poetry writing in the MFA program of the University of Mississippi.
Read excerpts of Aimee Nezhukumatathil's poetry and prose here.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20201111084150204