Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson will keynote this year’s Kentucky State Poetry Society conference from the Lexington Public Library’s Farish Theater on Saturday, October 8, at 6 p.m. Central/7 p.m. Eastern. The public is invited to attend this free event either in person or via livestream. Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green will host in-person readings, workshops, and panels, which will also be streamed for virtual conference attendance. For information and registration, go to WWW dot K Y state poetry society dot org. (www.kystatepoetrysociety.org)