Poet and UA graduate student Gabriel Palacios leads a Shop Talk on the work of Nikky Finney, who reads for the Poetry Center on February 7.

Shop Talks are free, informal, one-hour discussion groups focused on the work of a poet who will be reading at the Poetry Center. No advance knowledge of the poet or works discussed is needed. Each Shop Talk begins with a mini-lecture on the featured author, followed by a conversation about the author and the work. A study packet containing biographical information, excerpts, and criticism is made available at the Shop Talk. Discussions take place at 6:00 p.m. in the Dorothy Rubel Room at the Poetry Center.