VIDEO: Terrance Hayes

Terrance Hayes

"Lighthead"

Carnegie Mellon University English Professor Terrance Hayes reads from his book, "Lighthead." Hayes received a 2010 National Book Award for this poetry collection. For more information about Hayes, visithttp://www.cmu.edu/hss/english/.

"Arbor for Butch"

92ndStreetY | November 18, 2010 |  likes, 0 dislikes

92Y Poetry Main Reading Series: http://bit.ly/bI9t6O 

Warning: video contains strong language

Terrance Hayes reads Arbor for Butch from his National Book Award winning collection, Lighthead. 

Interesting side note: during this appearance in April, an audience member sketched both him and Natasha Trethewey: http://bit.ly/dxudOk 

Unterberg Poetry Center webcasts and access to our archive are made possible in part by the generous support of the Sidney E. Frank Foundation.

 

 

 

Terrance Hayes Q&A part 1/4

 

Terrance Hayes visited Emerson College in Boston on Dec. 2, 2010, hosted by Ploughshares. Hayes was the Winter 2010-11 guest editor of Ploughshares literary magazine, and recently won the National Book Award for Poetry for his collection Lighthead.

Terrance Hayes Q&A part 2/4

Terrance Hayes Q&A part 3/4

Terrance Hayes Q&A part 4/4