<p>Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! Today's guest is Karen Kovacik, Poet, Translator, and Professor Emerita at Indiana University Indianapolis. Kovacik's latest work Portable City is a layered exploration of her experience with nationality as a concept of self and a feature of travel. You can find her poetry for purchase at <a href="https://itascabooks.com/products/portable-city?_pos=1&_psq=port&_ss=e&_v=1.0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">itascabooks.com</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Please join us next month, September 4th, for our next Poetry on Brick Street open mic night at the Sullivan Munce in Zionsville, Indiana!</p>