Reading Series Event with Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle

Chicago poet Laureate Mayda del Valle

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  • Date:
    Thursday, September 17, 2026
  • Time:
    6:00 pm to 7:15 pm
  • Location:
    Main Campus , Bldg. B, Rm. B181, Community Room

Back by popular demand! Chicago Poet Laureate, Mayda del Valle, returns to Elgin Community College!    

She will launch the 2026 Reading Series during our Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, she is the author of "A South Side Girl’s Guide to Love and Sex and The University of Hip Hop."

Poetry Reading and Conversation

6 pm in Building B, Room B181 (Community Room)

 

Event last updated at 12:54 PM on Monday, April 27, 2026.

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