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LEWISTON — Dr. Charles Plummer, a well-known Civil War historian, living-history performer and long-time L.A. Senior College instructor, will be the presenter at the next LA Senior College Food for Thought session Friday, May 12. He will be sharing a few Civil War poems illuminating the literary meanings and memory of the Civil War as well as the role poetry plays in American popular culture.
Plummer is a firm believer in the importance of understanding that poetry is a literary art form associated with a vast array of ideas and emotions and that many poets throughout history have incorporated their political views and personal thoughts through the use of poetry. The Civil War poems he will share clearly reveal this fact. He has divided the poems he will be sharing into the following seven categories — The Horrors of War, Moral Fervor, Snapshots of War, Pantheon, Lincoln, Aftermath and Stillness. Prior to reading each poem, he will share a few words about the author who wrote it.
Senior College, now in its 19th year, presents this monthly luncheon program open to the public in Function Room 170 at University of Maine Lewiston-Auburn campus. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the program will begin promptly at noon. The cost, which includes lunch, is $7 with an advanced reservation or $8 at the door. To make an advanced reservation, call Senior College at 753-6510 by noon on Wednesday, May 10. Reservation calls received after this date/time will be considered “at the door.”
