Who: Ko Un (고은), a Korean poet, Nobel Prize for Literature finalist, and former Buddhist monk and political prisoner

What: Free lecture and poetry reading

When: Thursday, October 2, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.)

Where: Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street, Chicago

For more information, visit Ko Un’s website or listen to the BBC documentary Ko Un: The People’s Poet of Korea.