Top poets gather

U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins and two other nationally celebrated poets will come together on Friday, October 18 for an evening of poetry and discussion at Grand Valley's DeVos Center in downtown Grand Rapids. The event is open to the public free of charge.

Grand Valley's Poetry Night features Collins (above left), former Poet Laureate (1995-97) Robert Hass, and poet, essayist and children's author Naomi Shihab Nye. The event is held in the Loosemore Auditorium. Readings begin at 7 p.m.