English professor emeritus Karl Jirgens will launch his latest poetry collection, Travesties, with a free public reading at Biblioasis Bookshop at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24.

Poetry by Dr. Jirgens, a former head of the Department of English and Creative Writing, was selected for Best Poetry of Canada, 2023. His new book is published by Exile Editions.

He will present his writing along with Windsor poet laureate Peter Hrastovec (BA 1979, LLB 1982), whose latest book is Limbo Moon, and Toronto-based poet Stan Rogal, launching his collection …more songs the radio won't play….

The event is sponsored by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Writers’ Union of Canada. Biblioasis Bookshop is located at 1520 Wyandotte St. East.