2 Highland Park Branch Library English professors Eleanor Heginbotham and Erika Scheurer lead the second of a pair of workshops exploring Emily Dickinson's poetry and letters. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. The poet laureate of Iowa, Marvin Bell, reads from Nightworks, his latest collection. The first 100 attendees will receive a free book of Marvin Bell's poetry. Abdi Sheik-Abdi talks about the Somali storytelling tradition and shares some favorite tales.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
Cheri Register Riverview Branch Library Author Cheri Register reads from Packinghouse Daughter , a memoir and history set during a violent labor strike in 1959. Larry Long performs songs celebrating work and workers. Are Coming , a memoir of her experiences as one of the first four women hired by Minnegasco for non-secretarial positions. In Four Wings and a Prayer , Sue Halpern traces the astonishing migrations of monarch butterflies , from here to Mexico. 75 West 5th Street, Saint Paul Local historian Dave Riehle gives a view of Saint Paul's historic downtown through the eyes of labor.