Open Mike and Share: Valerie Wallace

Poet Valerie Wallace, communications director for the University of Chicago’s Virtue, Happiness, & the Meaning of Life project, reads from House of McQueen, her award-winning debut collection inspired by iconic fashion designer Alexander McQueen. “Wallace’s broadly imaginative use of language moves from airy and silken to richly textured, dense as damask,” says poet Vievee Francis. Signing. The program begins with an open mike for poets, who are welcome to read their own work or a favorite poem by another writer.
7 p.m., Bookbound, Courtyard Shops. Free. 369-4345.