Jim Higgins

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Navajo Nation poet Laura Tohe will make several appearances in Milwaukee Thursday and Friday, beginning with a conversation about her book "Code Talker Stories" at noon Thursday in Room 191 of the UWM Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. Admission is free.

Tohe's father, Benson Tohe, was one of the famed Code Talkers who communicated critical messages in Navajo during World War II, foiling Japanese attempts to break American codes. Laura Tohe's "Code Talker Stories" is based on interviews with surviving Code Talkers about their missions.

Laura Tohe will read her poetry at 7 p.m. Thursday at Woodland Pattern Book Center, 720 E. Locust St. Admission is $8.

She will give a craft talk for writers at 11 a.m. Friday at UWM's Greene Hall.

Tohe is a professor of English at Arizona State University.