7:30PM this Thursday, Dec. 2 is the last Joynes Reading Room literary event of 2010, an evening with visiting Canadian poet Stephen Scobie.

Scobie is the author of more than twenty books of poetry and criticism, and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria. He will share recent work inspired by the American folk singer Bob Dylan, and by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, author of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

A reception with light refreshments will follow the poetry reading. This event is free and open to everybody. The Joynes Reading Room is located on the east side of Carothers Residence Hall at 2501 Whitis Ave. on the UT campus. Call 512-471-5787 for more information.