The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), in partnership with the Indiana State Library, announced today that the works of 28 poets have been added to the State of Indiana's poetry archive, INverse.

View the poets that are now in the archive.

“Celebrating and preserving the work of Indiana poets is a very worthy project and the Indiana State Library is honored to participate in this collaboration,” said Jake Speer, State Librarian. 

"The Indiana Arts Commission appreciates the partnership with the Indiana State Library, which allows us to preserve and showcase the work of Hoosier poets," said Miah Michaelsen, IAC Executive Director. "The poets highlighted in the INverse Poetry Archive demonstrate the creative talent at work in Indiana." 

An initiative of former Indiana Poet Laureate Adrian Matejka, INverse celebrates and preserves the diverse range of Indiana poetry for future generations of Indiana writers and readers. In five submission cycles, the INverse Poetry Archive has preserved over 470 works from Hoosier poets. 

"It's humbling to read and hear the varied richness of talented contributors on the INverse Poetry Archive--continuing to illuminate Indiana's creativity through poetics that I've been witnessing through the Pop-up Indiana Chitlin Circuit during these past months," said Curtis L. Crisler, Indiana Poet Laureate.

Learn more about the INverse Poetry Archive.

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UPDATE 10/03:  This event has been cancelled due to a lack of actors.

By Jerry Curry, Staff Writer

Washington County Theatre in conjunction with Eastern Cemetery will have an evening historical walk through the cemetery Friday October the 4th and Saturday the 5th.  This cemetery is located at 641 Baxter Ave. Louisville, KY.

This guided tour is not scary but introduces roughly 9 characters buried there. Participants will learn the history and meet some of these individuals buried in the cemetery. Hear them tell their stories as never before. 

Eastern cemetery is 28 acres of over buried graves. The cemetery has 16,000 graves with documentation of over 138,000 bodies. Nobody claims Eastern Cemetery and it is cared for by volunteers, “Friends of Eastern Cemetery.” The tours are a fund-raising event for both parties.

With this being the second year for the event, Andy Harpole of Friends of Eastern Cemetery said, “Last year was so successful that we invited them back again.” Charity Main, who is in charge of the actor’s portion, said, “About 100 – 150 people take the guided tours, with every third person carrying a lantern.”

About 18 actors take part in the event. All are dressed in period-accurate attire. The same group has been doing Crown Hill Cemetery in Salem for the last 10 years.

Eastern is located at 641 Baxter Ave, next to Cave Hill Cemetery. The first tour is 7:30 pm. and the last tour begins at 10:30 pm. The admission is $15 per adult (13 yrs and older) $12 per child (ages 6-13). Free for children 5 and under. They take Cash or Venmo. Tours start every ten minutes and last approximately one hour.

September 22, 1901 Allan “Rocky” Lane was born in Mishawaka. He grew up to be a movie cowboy in over 100 films, but his most famous role was that of the voice of the talking horse “Mr. Ed” on television. September 25, 1863 Crown Hill Cemetery was incorporated. Located on over 550 acres in northwest Indianapolis, it is the third largest in the nation.   September  25, 1894 Culver Military Academy opened for its first regular session with 32 cadets in attendance. September 26, 1774 John Chapman was born in Massachusetts. He became known as “Johnny Appleseed” and established orchards throughout the Midwest. He died in Ft. Wayne in 1847.     September 27, 1931 A large three-day festival dedicated the new Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport. Over 100 aircraft participated in air races, acrobatics, parachute jumps and stunt flying. Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in Franklin at the Johnson County Museum of History. Where in Indiana? Do you know where this photograph of Indianapolis was taken? Visit us on Instagram to submit your answer. Follow us on Instagram: @instatehousetouroffice

Indiana Statehouse Tour Office Indiana Department of Administration Guided Tours of the Indiana Statehouse are offered Monday through Saturday.  For more information, contact us.   (317) 233-5293 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  Indiana Quick Quiz 1.How many miles of paved road can you drive on at Crown Hill Cemetery? 2.Who is the United States President buried at Crown Hill Cemetery? 3.Who are the three United States Vice Presidents buried at Crown Hill Cemetery? 4. Who is the infamous bank robber and "Public Enemy #1" buried at Crown Hill Cemetery? Answers Below  For more activities              in IN              https://www.visitindiana.com/ Answers 1. 25 2. President Benjamin Harrison 3. Charles W. Fairbanks, Thomas A. Hendricks, and Thomas R. Marshall  4. John Dillinger “When there is an invisible elephant in the room, one is from time to time bound to trip over a trunk.” ― Karen Joy Fowler, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Hoosier Native & Indiana Authors Awards, 2024 Honoree Please send your favorite Hoosier quote to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Did you know Indiana ranks 2nd nationally in pumpkin production?

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