Willie Carver visits MSU
Willie Carver (Class of 2006 and 2010) will hold a poetry workshop in Breckinridge Hall, room 217, from 2 to 4 p.m. He will have a discussion and book signing from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Adron Doran University Center theater, featuring his new work, "Gay Poems for Red States." Carver will read from his collection of queer narrative poetry and will discuss hope as a necessary concept in meaningful, community-based advocacy. He will discuss his experiences winning Teacher of the Year, testifying before the U.S. Congress, leaving K-12 education, and advocating for some of Kentucky's most vulnerable youth.