Join us for a day of poetry and with Joanne McNeil Hayes. Growing up in a Chicago suburb, Joanne McNeil Hayes wrote poems about mid-western life before moving to southern Vermont. Her poems have been published in Plum, ENOUGH, Crosswinds, and Valley and Beyond. She has three collections: I am the Prairie; We begin in fragrant fields; and Riding out the Risk: A Conversation with Poet and Painter.
Her current book of poetry, I am the Prairie, explores growing up in the shadow of the Illinois prairie, as well as witnessing patterns of immigration from 1832 – 1900 of Vermont farmers heading to the fertile prairie of Illinois.
This program is supported by the Anne Commire Fund for Women in the Humanities.
Registration
Entrance to the park will be covered by Vermont Humanities. Please register in advance to attend this in-person program. Families camping at or otherwise visiting the parks will be able to join the presentations without advance registration.
Accessibility
This is an accessible event. It take place in a pavilion located a short distance from a parking lot, along a paved road. Please contact us at info@vermonthumanities.org for information on disability services.
To request a specific accommodation for this event please contact us by Friday, June 19.
