Two great events for National Poetry Month are unfortunately both on Thursday, April 10. A Night of Poetry will be held at the Anne Lloyd Gallery of the Madden Arts Center, 125 N. Water in Decatur. From 6:30-8:30 p.m. there will be original readings from Springfield Poets and Writers President Hugh Moore; Benedictine University professors Amy Sayre […]
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Calling teens and teachers
Deadline for this year’s edition of the international teen poetry anthology, Navigating the Maze, is Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Teens are invited to submit their work. Teachers are invited to submit their students’ work. Poet and Vachel Lindsay Association President Lisa Higgs is the guest editor this year. Higgs’ poetry book, Lodestar, was published in 2011 by Fishing […]
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This will grow you more brain cells
You grow new brain cells with each new experience. Never tasted chai tea? Drink it and grow more brain cells. Never listened to Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Listen: New brain. Never wrote a poem. Do it, new cells. Cross off your list another “never done this before” — attend Springfield Poets and […]
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Poem and painting
AS HIGH AS THE GROUND IS LOW She loved a man who had never climbed trees, never been pulled by longing up lanky limbs of aged oaks, nor crowned the neighborhood, nor as wind waved maple hands, nor as sun watched all things pass below unaware. She loved a man who feared tall spires, monuments, […]
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Triple the talent
Creatives from Springfield have been working together making art, poetry and music inspired by each other’s work. You can hear and see the final pieces on Friday, Sept. 6, at Prairie Art Alliance Gallery II, located on the south side of Old Capitol Plaza. This opening reception includes poetry readings by Springfield Poets and Writers […]
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If we could talk to the animals
The animals might not be talking but the poets will.Tomorrow!!! The newest attraction at the Henson Robinson Zoo’s Dr. Dolittle Day this Saturday is Springfield Poets and Writers. During the last month, poets visited the zoo and selected one animal as inspiration to craft a poem about. They will read those poems beginning at 1 […]
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Animal social
The wildly popular Dr. Dolittle Day at the Henson Robinson Zoo is Saturday, May 11, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Activities are ongoing throughout the day, including the ever popular turtle races, as well as animal programs and special enrichment treats for the animals. Vendors will also be on hand throughout the zoo. This […]
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Inspiring creativity
Local artists, poets and musicians are featured Wednesday, Aug. 29, during what should be an inspiring and entertaining evening of performances at Prairie Art Alliance Gallery II, south side of Old State Capitol Plaza. Rub elbows with some of Springfield’s most talented folk from Springfield Poets and Writers, Prairie Art Alliance and the area music […]
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Native scribes
Grab a coffee and bun before you visit with local authors at the library this Saturday, March 26. Books cover a wide range of subject matters and genres such as fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, World War II, African-American Federal Marshalls, Vietnam, and more. Spotlighted will be: Bob Moore, Tom Jones, George Heroux, Rodney Moore, Springfield […]
