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Happy National Poetry Month: The oldest book in the Archives and Special Collections is a poetry book in Latin.
Incipit laus Sancti Bernardi Abatis; Laus de Virgine Maria: Ave mater misericordie may be the oldest book in the Archives and Special Collections. I found this description of the book on a sheet of letterhead paper tucked into the book: “Manuscript on paper, written in a fine formal book hand. 28 lines. 12 leaves (the […]
Doris Peterson
Apr 19, 20241 min read
Poetry and the Lakota language
Contact the Archives and Special Collections to read this entire poem about a hummingbird by Milford E. Shields in Lakota (translation by Wallace Little Finger), English, and an unidentified language. Poem from collection Milford E. Shields, “The Hummingbird”.
Doris Peterson
Sep 6, 20231 min read
Have you tried #bookspinepoetry?
April is National Poetry Month and March 21st is International Poetry Day. Browse the shelves in the library and have fun putting titles together to form a poem that pleases you.
Doris Peterson
Mar 18, 20221 min read
National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month, and the Archives and Special Collections is celebrating with two exhibits on the 3rd floor of ID Weeks. At the top of the main staircase sits a small exhibit containing samples from Linda Hasselstrom, James Foley, and Kathleen Norris; with art by Ed Colker accompanying Norris’s work. Linda Hasselstrom’s works […]
Sarah Hamner
Apr 3, 20192 min read
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