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'Poets in the Parlor' Saturday at Vachel Lindsay Home to Feature
John Knoepfle and Irish Poetry
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[March 13, 2008]
SPRINGFIELD -- Just in time for St. Patrick's
Day, local poet John Knoepfle will present his own work and the
poetry of Ireland on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Vachel Lindsay
Home State Historic Site, 603 S. Fifth St. in Springfield. This
latest in the "Poets in the Parlor" series is sponsored by the
Vachel Lindsay Association and the Vachel Lindsay Home State
Historic Site.
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Knoepfle, professor emeritus from the University of Illinois at
Springfield, will read selections from his book, "Prayers for
Famine," as well as the work of Irish poets. Audience members are
invited to bring along examples from their favorite Irish poets to
share during the afternoon. Light refreshments follow. The
Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site, administered by the
Illinois Historic
Preservation Agency, is the birthplace and longtime residence of
poet, author and artist Nicholas Vachel Lindsay, 1879-1931. It is
open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. for free public
tours.
[Text from
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency news release received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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