A prisoner of poetry

Many of those sentenced to a maximum security prison come out with lessons learned. Few  effectively relate those learned lessons from their experience.  American author and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca did just that. Since learning how to read and write during a five-year prison sentence, Baca’s works, like his popular memoir “A Place to Stand,” have garnered him the Pushcart Prize and the American Book Award, among other accolades. Baca will speak about his life and works as part of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Authors! Authors! series.

Wednesday, October 2. $10. 7pm. McMaster Center, Main Library, 325 Michigan St. 419-259-5266. toledolibrary.org

Many of those sentenced to a maximum security prison come out with lessons learned. Few  effectively relate those learned lessons from their experience.  American author and poet Jimmy Santiago Baca did just that. Since learning how to read and write during a five-year prison sentence, Baca’s works, like his popular memoir “A Place to Stand,” have garnered him the Pushcart Prize and the American Book Award, among other accolades. Baca will speak about his life and works as part of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library’s Authors! Authors! series.

Wednesday, October 2. $10. 7pm. McMaster Center, Main Library, 325 Michigan St. 419-259-5266. toledolibrary.org