She said to us who came with wondering eyes– “This is a magic fire, a magic room.” – From “The Hearth Eternal,” a poem by Lindsay published in 1914 in Congo and Other Poems. Jennie Battles stands in one of the rooms of the Vachel Lindsay State Historic Site by the typewriter poet Vachel Lindsay […]
Vachel Lindsay State Historic Site
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Here’s the scoop, I mean scope
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s literary arts magazine, Scope, just made its way into my hands. Contributors recently read at the Vachel Lindsay State Historic Site, SIU and Charlie’s Club at Andiamo’s. Perhaps you were able to hear them and received a copy of the chapbook. Here’s an image of the cover. At first glance […]
