Mark your calendars! 🗓️

This 'Jailbird' book chat is in partnership with the IU Arts & Humanities Council and is part of its Granfalloon festival. It will begin at 6:30pm with an expert panel on themes found in the novel followed by an audience chat.

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Hoosier hikers, we have exciting news. Indiana Humanities has added three new Campfires to the lineup!

🔥 June 8: Skiles Test Nature Park (Indianapolis)
🔥 June 15: Lydick Bog Nature Preserve (South Bend)
🔥 Sept. 20: Big Pine Creek Float (Williamsport)

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Starting at 6pm tonight, you can visit Ujamaa Community Bookstore to take part in Mo*Con, an intimate convention built around food, community and conversations about art and social justice.

Learn more about the 3-day fest: indianahumanities.org/event/mocon-mo…

Happy National Historic Preservation Month!

Did you know there are over 225,000 monuments and tombstones at the Crown Hill Cemetery? Thanks to volunteers, over 200 tombstones and monuments are cleaned each year to bring many of the older tombstones back to their original beauty.

Can you believe it's already the last day of National Poetry Month? 📝

To celebrate the writing form one more time, our friend and local poet Lydia Johnson is sharing what her 'GOAT' poem is. What's yours?

What countries influenced the design of Monroe County barns? Find out more in 'Barns of Monroe County: Our Heritage Built in Wood' generously supported by Indiana Humanities, IN Barn Foundation, and Hoosier Reclaimed Timber.

Ready to test out your poetry in front of an audience? 🎤

As we near the end of National Poetry Month, we wanted to round up all the Indiana poetry open mics we could find.

Are we missing any? Let us know and we'll add them to the map below!

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Our final writing prompt for National Poetry Day is... 🥁

Write a poem about the tiny worlds that encompass you, or make up a tiny world of your own!

This one is courtesy of local poet Allison Wilkerson. Let us know what tiny world you construct below.

We're grateful to everyone who attended our INconversation with award-winning author Dr. Tiya Miles and Dr. Joseph Tucker Edmonds at the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art last night! 📖

Thanks for coming!