Admission is free and the presentation is open to the public.
Komunyakaa grew up in Bogalusa, Louisiana, served in Vietnam as a correspondent and editor of The Southern Cross , and received the Bronze Star. After the War, Komunyakaa earned a B.A. from Colorado State, and an M.F.A. from the University of California-Irvine. He is a permanent associate professor of English at Indiana University, and has held the Halloway Lectureship at the University of California-Berkeley. This semester, he is a guest professor at Princeton University. Additionally, he travels widely giving readings and conducting workshops and seminars.