Hear from poets of all ages and backgrounds, including 2025-26 Iowa Student Poet Ambassador Daniel Somotochukwu Umemezie, at the Poetry in Public Reading on the last day of the Iowa City Book Festival.
This event is free and open to the public. Find more details at iowacityofliterature.org/event/poetry-in-public-reading/
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