As part of Ithaca’s Spring Literary Festival, “Poetry in a Time of Crisis,” a reading and discussion, will feature “Ghost Fishing: An Eco-Justice Poetry Anthology” editor and BEI Fellow Melissa Tuckey and contributor Mukoma Wa Ngugi, assistant professor of English, at Buffalo Street Books on May 6.

The ninth annual Spring Writes Literary Festival, with 47 events May 3-6 in downtown Ithaca, showcases Finger Lakes region writers, panels and workshops geared to emerging and established writers, poetry and prose open mics, readings and performances. Sponsored by the Community Arts Partnership, most festival events are free.