Franklin College will welcome writer Monica McClure as part of the Carlson-Stauffer Visiting Writer Series. McClure will speak on Wednesday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the Hamilton Auditorium, located inside B.F. Hamilton Library. McClure will read from her second poetry collection, The Gone Thing. Afterward, she will sign copies of her books. Copies of The Gone Thing will be for sale at the event. Admission is free and open to the public.