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Various themes will be explored through the connective tissue of poetry.

KEYNOTE: Dr. Larkin Powell, "Ripples Across the Prairie: Intentions, Landscapes, and Time"   historical photographs and ecological research

Dan Holtz, “Nebraska Through Song and Story” interweaves songs, accompanied on guitar and harmonica, with excerpts from works by Willa Cather, John Neihardt, Mari Sandoz and Bess Streeter Aldrich.

Nancy Gillis, "The Poet as Historian: John G. Neihardt and Gerard Manley Hopkins"  

Mark Metcalf, "Poetic Style and Voice in Neihardt's Heroic Poetry," by Dr. Donovan Welch (deceased)

Jan Chism Wright, “The Barada Hills of Nebraska,” poet

EMCEE: Matt Mason

Lunch available $20: vegetable or meat lasagna, garlic bread, lettuce salad, dessert bar, beverage. Home-cooked by Roberta Kai; served next door in the church basement.

Sponsored by Humanities Nebraska, Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and John G. Neihardt Foundation.

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