Poet, author, and editor Vanessa Stauffer will give a talk titled “Imported from South Detroit” as part of the speaker series in the course “Windsor’s Literary Culture” on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Dr. Stauffer completed an MFA in poetry and a PhD in literature and creative writing at the University of Houston, where she held Cambor, Michener, and Krakow Poetry Seminar fellowships. Her poems have appeared in The Missouri Review, Poetry Magazine, The Walrus, and elsewhere. Born and raised in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, she lives in Windsor, Ontario, where she is managing editor at Biblioasis.

The reading series brings writers, publishers, booksellers, Windsor’s poet laureate and cultural storyteller into the classroom, giving students — as well as the university community at large — an opportunity to see local literature as something living and vital.

This talk will take place from 1 to 2:20 p.m. in room 53, Chrysler Hall South, and is open to all members of the University of Windsor community.