To celebrate National Poetry Month, Patricia Smith and Dorianne Laux will read from their works at the Alley Theater on Monday, April 12. Smith, a four-time winner of the National Poetry Slam, is the author of five books of poetry, including Blood Dazzler. Laux is the author of four volumes of poetry, including Smoke, Awake and Facts of the Moon. University of Houston Creative Writing Program faculty member Martha Serpas will interview Smith and Laux onstage.

Their appearance is part of the 2009/2010 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. Admission is $5 and can be purchased in advance or at the door.