Norwich University will host a public reading by award-winning Vermont poet Major Jackson on Wednesday, April 17, at 7 p.m. in the Kreitzberg Library Multipurpose Room.

Jackson’s reading will be followed by a book signing and Q&A session.

Jackson is the author of three books of poetry, “Holding Company,” and “Hoops,” (both finalists for an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature-Poetry) and “Leaving Saturn,” which won the 2001 Cave Canem Poetry Prize and was a finalist for a National Book Critics Award Circle.

Speaker of the Vermont House Shap Smith appointed Danielle Martel of St. Albans to serve on the Vermont Commission on Women.

Commissioner Martel currently serves as President of Franklin County's branch of Business and Professional Women (BPW), which strives to achieve equity in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information. Commissioner Martel manages many different BPW committees, coordinates meetings and events, helps raise awareness and awards scholarships for community members.