Roosevelt University Reading Series
Wed., Oct. 7, 5 p.m.
Roosevelt University Gage Gallery
18. S. Michigan Ave.
Phone: 312-341-6458
roosevelt.edu/cas/events
Poet Frank X. Walker (When Winter Come: The Ascension of York) is the featured reader.
Frank X Walker is the author of four poetry collections, such as "Affrilachia," which won the Lillian Smith Book Award. A 2005 recipient of the Lannan Literary Fellowship in Poetry, Walker serves as Writer in Residence and lecturer of English at Northern Kentucky University. His reading at Roosevelt is cosponsored by the University’s African-American Studies program.
Presented by the Creative Writing Program, Oyez Review and the Department of Literature and Languages. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Assistant Professor Scott Blackwood at sblackwood@roosevelt.edu
