Midwest Poets Series, sponsored by The Center for Arts & Letters and the College of Arts and Sciences, enhances the literary and intellectual lives of Rockhurst University, the Kansas City community and the surrounding region.

Marcus Wicker’s first book of poems, Maybe the Saddest Thing, was selected by D.A. Powell as a National Poetry Series winner and was a finalist for an NAACP Award. His second book, Silencer, is set for release in time for his appearance at Midwest Poets Series. Wicker is the poetry editor of Southern Indiana Review, published at Southern Indiana University, Evansville, where he teaches.

Admission is free with a Rockhurst ID. $3 admission for all others.

Reception and book signing will follow the reading.