Centenary Professor to Hold Reading of 'Body Double'

Centenary Adjunct Professor Jared Harel will read his long poem, "Body Double," at the Taylor Memorial Library at the college on Oct. 9.

The Body Double is a long poem that explores the nature of self, challenging conventional notions of identity. It centers around a downtrodden young man who wakes one morning to discover a mysterious doppelganger living with him. Together they go through life, hanging out with his girlfriend and more, but as the body double becomes more self-aware, things begin to change, and tensions between the original and copy quickly escalate.