Poet laureate of Kansas to speak at Sunday event

The poet laureate of Kansas will be featured in a free community program and discussion this weekend in Topeka.

Huascar Medina will present a program titled “May Our Voices Ring True" at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Amigos of the Marlo Cuevas-Balandran Activity Center, 216 N.E. Branner.

Medina is a poet, writer and performer who lives in Topeka. He works as a freelance copywriter and as literary editor of seveneightfive magazine.

His poems can be found in his collection "How to Hang the Moon," published by Spartan Press. He is the winner of ARTSConnect’s 2018 Arty Award for literary art. His forthcoming book, "Un Mango Grows in Kansas," will be released in 2019.

As poet laureate of Kansas, Medina promotes the humanities as a resource for all Kansans through public readings, presentations and discussions about poetry in communities across the state.

Sunday's program is sponsored by Humanities Kansas.

For more information, visit www.humanitieskansas.org.