Eight poets will read works from the new anthology Undocumented: Great Lakes Poets Laureate on Social Justice, edited by Ron Riekki and Andrea Scarpino. Focusing on contemporary issues, the book showcases a large collection of regional poets laureate writing on subjects critical to understanding social justice as it relates to the Great Lakes region. The work includes writing by 78 poets who represent the diversity of the Great Lakes region. City, state and national poets laureate with ties to Illinois,…

Translator Barbara Sjoholm will discuss and sign copies of her new book By the Fire: Sami Folktales and Legends. The event is co-sponsored by the Bookstore at Fitger's and the Sami Cultural Center. Books will be available for purchase. About the Book Although versions of tales about wizards and magical reindeer from northern Scandinavia are found in European folk and fairytale collections, stories told by the indigenous Nordic Sami themselves are rare in English translation. The stories in By the…

Musician/author Mark Mallman travels to Duluth to read from his new book The Happiness Playlist. Mallman has spent the past 20 years releasing albums, touring and becoming a Minneapolis music icon. His debut book is a memoir about the months he spent listening exclusively to feel-good songs as an experiment to make his way through varying bouts of grief brought on by the death of his mother, the end of a relationship and winter in the frozen Midwest. Mallman's actual…

The Spoken Word Open Mic series, hosted by Tina Higgins Wussow, is open to all genres. Writers interested in a 10-minute performance slot can simply sign up on arrival. The event occurs on the third Thursday of each month.