Poet Mayda del Valle to Speak at Guest of Honor University Artist/Lecture Series

Acclaimed poet and spoken word artist Mayda del Valle will speak at this year’s Guest of Honor University Artist/Lecture Series at Kent State University. Del Valle is the winner of the 2001 Nuyorican Grand Slam Championship and went on to win the 2001 National Poetry Slam Individual Championship. Del Valle is also the youngest person and first Latino to win the title. A native of the South Side of Chicago, she began performing her own writing while in high school and relocated to New York City after graduating from Williams College with a B.A. in art. The lecture will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. For more information, visit http://www.kent.edu/news/newsdetail.cfm?newsitem=097ABA00-AAC2-3594-1F157F211298B637