Franklin College will welcome poet Traci Brimhall as part of the Carlson-Stauffer Visiting Writer Series. Brimhall is a university distinguished professor of creative writing at Kansas State University and served as the 2025 Poet-in-Residence at the Guggenheim. Known for blending everyday experiences with surreal imagery, her poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Poetry and The New York Times Magazine. 

The event will take place in the Johnson Center for Fine Arts. Admission is free and open to the public.