Poet Terrance Hayes to read from his works at New Smyrna Beach Regional Library

Photo for Headline Surfer / Above, Poet Terrance Hayes is shown.
 
By HENRY FREDERICK
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. -- Poet Terrance Hayes will read from his works at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at the New Smyrna Beach Regional Library, 1001 S. Dixie Freeway.

He will sign books after his presentation.

Hayes is the Pabst endowed chair for master writers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. He is the poetry editor for “New York Times Magazine” and has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

Hayes is the Pabst endowed chair for master writers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. He is the poetry editor for “New York Times Magazine” and has taught at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. 

His most recent poetry collection is “How to be Drawn.” His previous collection, “Lighthead,” won the 2010 National Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle and Hurston-Wright awards. 

Reservations are not required. For more information, please call the library at 386-424-2910, option 4.