Join us at the Castle Monday, July 8th for presentations by Fellow Darragh McKeon and visitor and Civitella Ranieri 2013 Fellow Monica Youn.
Darragh McKeon, Fellow, (Writing, Ireland)
Darragh McKeon grew up in the midlands of Ireland and spent most of his twenties as a theatre director. He has worked in many reputable venues such as The Royal Court (London) and Steppenwolf (Chicago) and many disreputable ones such as a derelict bakery, a metro carriage and a slaughterhouse. His debut novel All That is Solid Melts Into Air (2014) was a New York Times Editors’ Choice and was named by Lire Magazine in France the International Debut of the Year.
Monica Youn, CRF 2013, (Writing, USA)
Monica Youn is the author of Blackacre (Graywolf Press, 2016); Barter(Graywolf Press, 2003); and Ignatz (Four Way Books, 2010), which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including the New Yorker, the Paris Review, and the New York Times Magazine, and she has been awarded fellowships from the Library of Congress and Stanford University, among other awards. A former attorney, she now teaches poetry at Princeton University and is a member of the Racial Imaginary Institute.
Welcome Cocktail at 6:00 PM
Presentations at 6:15 PM