"To Light us to Freedom and Glory Again!" The Role of Civil War Poetry

[Lori Bell]

"To light us to freedom, and glory again!" The Role of Civil War Poetry

Poetry written during the Civil War era was used as a means of 
political and social mobilization.  Using the Library of Congress's online 
collections, we will explore how Northern and Southern war poetry helped 
unify citizens, inspire troops, memorialize the dead, and overcome the 
anger and resentment of both sides in the aftermath of the war.

Join Library of Congress specialist Peter Armenti, Wednesday, April 27, 
2:00 p.m. (E.D.T.)  for an exploration of poetry written by Civil War 
soldiers, abolitionists, and citizenry both North and South.  Many of 
the poems are presented as digital images scanned from nineteenth century 
books, periodicals, song sheets, and broadsides.  Transcripts appear 
with some poems.

To attend, go to 
http://www.tcconference.com/lib/?auditorium&nopass_field=1 

Type your name and click Enter to go into the online room.

Note:  Internet Explorer is recommended.  Log on 5 minutes early to 
allow for the the web conference software to be downloaded automatically 
to your computer.

This web conference offers an opportunity for participants to share 
ideas, ask questions, and make comments both via text chat and microphone.  
To make full use of this capability, a headset with microphone attached 
is suggested.

For more information about upcoming programs, see Online Programming 
for All Libraries (OPAL) at http://www.opal-online.org/.

To learn more about poetry programs and resources at the Library of 
Congress, see http://www.loc.gov/poetry/.



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