Kwame Dawes is a literary man extraordinaire. Born in Ghana, raised in Jamaica, Nebraska-based Kwame Dawes reads from Duppy Conqueror and discuses poetry, the craft of writing, August Wilson, reggae, and much more. Dr. Kwame Dawes' literary work includes fiction, non fiction, plays, poetry, biography, and currently acting as editor of the literary journal Prairie Schooner. This event is co-sponsored by Kachemak Bay Campus’s Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference.