National Poetry Series-winning poet and novelist Sam Sax (Yr Dead, Madness, bury it) reads from their 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.
This event is cosponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts and Labyrinth Books.
Featured Seniors
- Annie Cao
- Jeanie Chang
- Stephenie Chen
- Malia Chung
- Rosemary Dietz
- Rahma Elsheikh
- David Odekunle
- Emanuelle Sippy
About Sam Sax
Photo credit: Hollis Rafkin Sax
Sam Sax is a queer Jewish writer, performer, and educator. Their most recent book is the debut novel Yr Dead (McSweeney’s, 2024) which was longlisted for the 2024 National Book Award and called “profoundly original” in a starred Kirkus review. Their most recent book of poems is Pig (Simon & Schuster, 2023), which was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Poetry. Sax is author of Madness, winner of the National Poetry Series, and bury it, winner of the James Laughlin Award from the Academy of American Poets. A two-time Bay Area Grand Slam Champion, they have poems published in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Poetry Magazine, Granta, and elsewhere. Sax has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, Yaddo, Lambda Lit, and MacDowell and is currently serving as an ITALIC Lecturer at Stanford University.
Admission & Details
The reading is free and open to the public; no tickets required.
Directions
Get directions to Labyrinth Bookstore, located at 122 Nassau Street in Princeton.
Accessibility
Labyrinth Books is an accessible venue. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations. Guests in need of access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.