The Walnut Street Poetry Society kicks off its 2015 season at the Mercantile Library with readings from moderator, poet and Xavier University English Professor Dr. Norman Finkelstein and writer/educator Kathy Y. Wilson — you may know her from CityBeat? Throughout the year the society will focus on African-American poetry. Meetings/readings take place at noon the second Wednesday of the month.
Noon Wednesday. Free and open to the public; reservations requested. Mercantile Library, 11th Floor Reading Room, 414 Walnut St., Downtown, mercantilelibrary.com.