Arts
The Pankake Poetry Series was founded in honor of librarian Marcia Pankake, whose love of poetry was demonstrated in the countless readings and poetry events she hosted at the University Libraries until her retirement in 2007. Heid E. Erdrich is the author of four poetry collections, including National Monuments, which received the 2009 Minnesota Book Award for poetry. Her poem "What Gathers" was a finalist for the 2011 Montreal International Poetry Prize. Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems will be published on April 19, 2012.