A self-described “literary oddball,” Thomas Lux was known for his intimate analysis of the human experience captured in haunted yet comedic poetry collections. In recognition of his extensive writing career and impact on his students, Lux was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame in 2021.
Join family, friends, colleagues, and admirers on Thursday, May 30th at 7:00PM at Avid Bookshop for a special event in recognition of the life and legacy of Thomas Lux, with readings of his work by Sandra Meek, Seth Michelson, Miller Oberman, and Patrick Rosal. A light reception will follow and copies of Lux’s last work, “To the Left of Time” will be available for purchase. Registration is required.
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Seth Michelson has published seventeen books of original poetry and poetry in translation, as well as three anthologies of poetry, with his most recent book being Rengo (Valparaíso, 2024), a full-length collection of original poetry that he wrote in Spanish. His honors include fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Fulbright Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation, and his work has been translated into multiple languages, including German, Hindi, Italian, Malayalam, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. He teaches the poetry of the hemispheric Americas at Washington and Lee University, where he founded and directs the Center for Poetic Research and is chair of Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Miller Oberman is the author of The Unstill Ones (Princeton UP 2017) and Impossible Things (forthcoming from Duke UP, Fall 2024). His poems have appeared in journals far and wide, including in The New Yorker, Poetry, London Review of Books, and Foglifter. Miller teaches writing at Eugene Lang College and lives with his family in Queens, New York.