North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathani (2012-2014) will visit Cape Fear Community College Thursday, Oct. 16 for a workshop and poetry reading. Bathini will lead the poetry workshop 12:30-1:45 p.m. in room S-002 of the McLeod building, and will read from his own works starting 3 p.m. in the Learning Resource center in the L Building. Bathini’s books will be available for signing and purchase. The event is free and open to the public.