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A: “A Gathering of Voices,” (Rivers into Islands selection) “Country sweat,” “June 9^th on the River”

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A: JIK intro about his preliminary work on poems from the sangamon, readings follow.

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A: Intro, “Land of a Thousand Flowers,” “Pilgrim’s Day,” found poem (unnamed), “The First of January,” “20^th of January,” “Feast of St. Angnes,” others.

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A: Selection from poems from the sangamon

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A: Conversation, "Dim and Girl in Bed" (with comments from others).

Scope and Contents From the Collection: John Knoepfle's papers include manuscript drafts of several of his published works as well as individual poems. His correspondence files include communications with several important Midwestern regional authors and editors of the late twentieth century. Also included in the papers are several reviews about his work, reports Knoepfle wrote as a correspondent for the Upward Bound project during the 1960s, audio tapes of poetry readings, and several publications to which he contributed poetry....

Scope and Contents From the Collection: John Knoepfle's papers include manuscript drafts of several of his published works as well as individual poems. His correspondence files include communications with several important Midwestern regional authors and editors of the late twentieth century. Also included in the papers are several reviews about his work, reports Knoepfle wrote as a correspondent for the Upward Bound project during the 1960s, audio tapes of poetry readings, and several publications to which he contributed poetry....

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A: Introduction, “it has to be any yes,” and sections 1-4. B: sections 5-8

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A: Section 9, beginning with “princess candidate, sangamon county fair”

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A: Introduction; poems inspired by river interviews: “Rose of Lima,” “North on 111,” “Country Sweat;” “Gathering of Voices;” selected readings from Tang Dynasty Poems, Song Dynasty Poems, poems from the sangamon (through “bulldog crossing”). B: Continues selected poems from the sangamon (“lincoln tomb, a report” through “confluence”)