Louisville Poet Adam Day reads from his poetry tonight in the Clara M. Eagle Gallery on Murray State's Campus. He speaks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good ahead of his visit about his inspiration, acclaim and thoughts on the succinctness of poetry.
Adam Day reads this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Clara M. Eagle Gallery in the Price Doyle Fine Arts Center.
Day says the greatest poets in history are Shakespeare and Walt Whitman, who he says changed what poetry looks like in America and Europe. He says he's also inspired by the work of Samuel Beckett, for the "meaningful gaps" connecting pieces of narrative.
His own style of work is deeply concerned with imagery and not always narrative. He says he tends to be playful in his writing and when there narrative, it appears as fractured. He likes the succinctness poetry offers, saying it allows to get at the heart of the matter quickly and creates the possibility of a more concentrated punch or impact to the reader.
Growing up in Louisville, Day first got involved in writing in a young authors program in middle school. As a sophomore in college, he took up writing seriously, eventually winning a PEN Emerging Writers Award.
At his Murray State reading, Day says he'll be reading from his book titled "Model of a City in Civil War." He'll also read some newer work, too.