Estuary, the literary magazine of Savannah State University, commissioned the painting of eight portraits in celebration of National Poetry Month under the leadership of Chad Faries, Ph.D., and Kameelah Martin, Ph.D., assistant professors of English, languages and cultures at SSU. Panhandle Slim, local artist, created the works that will be unveiled in the lobby of Payne Hall on Thursday, April 21, 4:30 p.m.
 
Portraits will include Gwendolyn Brooks, Alice Walker, Kendrick Lamar and Tim Seibles. The collection will be rounded out by adjunct instructor and Walt Whitman Award winner Sjohnna McCray, A. Jamal Toure, adjunct instructor and storyteller, Cornelia Bailey, Geechee author and storyteller and SSU lecturer Edward Fletcher, aka Duke Bootee.
 
Bailey, Fletcher, Toure, Seibles and Panhandle Slim will be in attendance.

The event is free and open to the public.