Poet to read new work at Loyola

Award-winning poet R. Flowers Rivera will visit Loyola University this week to read from her most recent work of poetry, “Heathen.” 

The event will be on at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in Thomas Hall’s Whitney Presentation Room. It is free and open to the public.

After Rivera reads her poetry, she will sign copies of her books. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Rivera’s “Heathen” was released in February and received the 2015 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. This award is given to acknowledge an outstanding book-length manuscript by an African American poet.

For more information about this event, contact Trimiko Melancon at tmelanco@loyno.edu.