On Wednesday, November 3, the NOMMO African American Authors series begins its 2010-2011 season. Professor Alexs Pate hosts poet Patricia Smith at 7:00 PM in Cowles Auditorium (located in the Hubert H. Humphrey Center.) Patricia Smith is the author of five acclaimed poetry volumes, including a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, Blood Dazzler, which chronicles the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina.
