Illinois Poet Laureate at LLCC

The LLCC English and Humanities Department and Writing Center, in partnership with the Springfield Area Arts Council and Poetry Out Loud, will host Illinois’ Poet Laureate in residence, Angela Jackson, in the LLCC Writing Center, lower level of the library, Sangamon Hall. Jackson, the fifth Illinois poet laureate, is an award-winning poet, novelist and playwright. She has written three chapbooks and four volumes of poetry. Funding to support the poet laureate's residency comes from the Duane and Bobette Gerlach Bequest and Illinois Humanities.