Distinguished Latino writers will discuss their works and how they reflect Latino experiences in urban areas during a lecture series at Wayne State University in March and April.

All programs will be in room 91 Manoogian Hall, which is located at West Warren Avenue and Anthony Wayne Drive. Admission is free and a reception will follow each session.

Dates, times, speakers, topics:

* March 21, 3:45 p.m.: Tato Laviera, Afro-Puerto Rican poet, writer and playwright; life in New York City;

* Apr. 1, 3:30 p.m.: Dolores Prida, Cuban-American playwright; life in New York City;

* Apr. 10, 3:30 p.m.: Rolando Hinojosa, Chicano novelist; life in Texas; and

* Apr. 18, 3:30 p.m.: Marta Lagos, Gil Saenz and Larry Velarde Montes, local poets; life in Detroit.

The series is sponsored by WSU's departments of Romance languages and literatures, Africana studies, political science and equal opportunity and neighborhood relations along with the College of Liberal Arts dean's office.

For more information call Manuel Martín-Rodríguez at (313) 577-3002.