Poet Jake Skeets, author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers, winner of the National Poetry Series, Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and American Book Award, reads from his work along with several creative writing seniors. The C.K. Williams Reading Series showcases seniors in the Program in Creative Writing with established writers as special guests.
Featured Seniors
- Ananya Grover
- Abbie Lambert
- Ethan Luk
- Sierra Stern
- Grady Trexler
- Cathleen Weng
- Emmett Willford
- Henry Wright
- Briony Zhao
- Valeria Zuluaga-Sánchez
Tickets & Details
The reading is free and open to the public. Tickets are currently sold out. A standby line will form outside the Drapkin Studio 30 min. prior to the event start; any unclaimed seats will be made available to those waiting in line (with preference given to Princeton students).
Directions
Get directions to the Drapkin Studio, located on the second floor of the Wallace Dance Building at the Lewis Arts complex.
Accessibility
The Drapkin Studio is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues & Studios section for access details for each of our individual locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week in advance at LewisCenter@princeton.edu.
About Jake Skeets
Photo credit: Roberto (Bear) Guerra
Jake Skeets (he/him) is Tsi’naajínii born for Tábąąhá; his maternal grandparents are the Táchii’nii and his paternal grandparents are the Tódík’ózhí. Skeets is from Vanderwagen, New Mexico. He is the author of Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers, winner of the National Poetry Series, American Book Award, and Kate Tufts Discovery Award. He holds an M.F.A. in poetry from the Institute of American Indian Arts. His honors include a 92Y Discovery Poetry Prize, Mellon Projecting All Voices Fellowship, and Whiting Award. Skeets is an Assistant Professor and teaches at Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona.
