Click here to read a review of Eady's collection of poems titled, You Don't Miss Your Water. In this review written by Chris Lott, you can obtain information regarding this 21-poem collection: Lott describes the inspiration as to why Eady wrote the book, and then goes on to discuss some major themes in Eady's poems.

Academy of American Poets: Cornelius Eady
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=57

This page, hosted by the Academy of American Poets, is a good staring point if you'd like to explore more about the life and works of Eady. Here you'll find a full-text version of his hauntingly beautiful poem "I'm a Fool to Love You," along with a catalog of links.

Poets on Poetry: Poets Chat
http://www.writenet.org/poetschat/poetschat_ceady.html

In this section of the "Poets on Poetry" Website, David Kane interviews poets "about their poems, their poetics, and their ideas on how to teach poetry to students in grades K-12." In this particular interview, Cornelius Eady discusses his poem "Thelonious Monk," published in his book The Gathering of My Name,. Further, Eady explains how he would like student to think about incorporating music as content into their poetry.

BIOGRAPHY
Cornelius Eady (b. 1954) was born in Rochester, New York. He published his first book of poetry, Kartunes, in 1980, and was immediately praised for his innovative use of language. His second collection, Victims of the Latest Dance Craze (1985), won the prestigious Lamont Poetry Award from the Academy of American Poets. He has published four other collections including The Gathering of My Name (1991), which was nominated for the Pulitzer prize. His other honors include the Prairie Schooner Strousse Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. He is currently an associate professor of English and director of the Poetry Center at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.