The University of Central Oklahoma will be welcoming poet Layli Long Soldier to UCO on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 6:00 pm.Long Soldier will be conducting a Zoom reading April 27, 2022 at 6; 00 pm. Big Soldier’s book Whereas was the recipient of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award, among many other prizes. She is a citizen of the United States and of the Oglala Lakota Nation.Links to Long Soldier poems:https://poets.org/poet/layli-long-soldier#poet worksYou can pre-register for the Zoom meeting at:https://uco.zoom.us/…/tJcudOCgrj0qGNOZELSoGdoLBWFyzbRDhPP9You can also contact: Dr. Wendy Barnes;wbarnes5@uco.eduEdwina Butler-WolfeDirector of Education