Two award-winning poets will stop by Ball State tonight for an evening of poetry reading.
Micah Ling, author of two books of poems, "Three Islands" and "Sweetgrass", and Adam Day, author of "Badger, Apocrypha," will read at 7:30 p.m. in the David Letterman Building room 125.
Ling has taught at several Indiana universities. She also was awarded the 2011 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award for Emerging Author.
Day's poems have appeared in publications such as the Boston Review and The Kenyon Review. His awards include the 2011 PEN Emerging Writers Award and the 2011 Pushcart Prize.
Ling and Day said they are excited about the opportunity to read poetry at Ball State.
"Mark Neely invited me to read with Adam Day and I'm thrilled for the opportunity," Ling said. "I plan to read a few poems from each of my books ... and probably a few poems from my new manuscript, ‘Settlement'."
Day said he is also excited about the event.
"I'm looking forward to meeting the sharp creative minds at Ball State, as well as my co-reader Micah Ling," Day said. "I think Micah's poetry is really intriguing and well-crafted. Not to mention getting to spend time with Mark Neely, who is a wonderful poet."
Neely, current director of creative writing at Ball State, said he has been hoping Ling and Day would visit Ball State for quite some time, and he's excited for the upcoming event.
"I've been looking to organize an event with them for some time now," Neely said. "They're doing really interesting works, and I thought it would be really good opportunity for the students."
The poets will each read their selective works for about 20 minutes, and Day said his selections may include some of his favorites.
"My favorite is a poem called ‘Combine,' originally published in the literary journal AGNI," Day said. "It's a long poem with a fractured narrative about violence throughout history, and featuring Tennessee Williams, England's Queen Anne, Haile Selassie, Goya and others."
Ling doesn't like to play favorites, though.
"I'm not sure that I have a favorite poem that I've written," Ling said. "Poems are kind of like toys to me, whatever I'm working on or playing with right now is my favorite."
The event will be sponsored by the creative writing department in the English department.
The event is free to the public, and refreshments also will be provided.
Ling and Day also will be participating in a book signing after the poetry reading.
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