As part of the ongoing Contemporary Writers Series, Canisius is proud to welcome acclaimed poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib.
Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. He is the author of two poetry collections: The Crown Ain't Worth Much, a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Book Prize, and A Fortune For Your Disaster, winner of the 2020 Lenore Marshall Prize. His first collection of essays, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, was named a book of the year by Buzzfeed, Esquire, NPR, Oprah Magazine, Paste, CBC, The Los Angeles Review, Pitchfork, and The Chicago Tribune. His most recent book is A Little Devil In America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, a National Book Award Finalist. In 2021, Abdurraqib was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.
Event Details
- When: Tuesday, April 26, 7 PM
- Where: Montante Cultural Center
- A Q&A session and reception will follow the reading
- Limited seating, first come, first served: doors open at 6:30 PM
- To watch a livestream, email series coordinator Mick Cochrane, cochrane@canisius.edu: he will email you a link.