A total of eight Hope College faculty poets will read from their work on Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in the DeWitt Center studio theatre.

The public is invited.  Admission is free.

In keeping with the April Fools' Day holiday, the reading has been titled “Hopefools,” with the event’s poster featuring a jester in motley.  The participating poets are Priscilla Atkins, Susanna Childress, Kim Douglas, David R. James, Rhoda Janzen, Rob Kenagy, Pablo Peschiera and Greg Rappleye.

The DeWitt Center is located at 141 E. 12th St., facing Columbia Avenue at 12th Street.  The studio theatre is on the ground level of the building, near the southeast corner.