blog postsIllinois poet's new work uses Gettysburg battlefield to reflect on race, national identityMar 29, 2021 10:00 am by Jodi HeckelResearchShare on FacebookTweetEmailImagesProfessor Christopher Kempf’s poems were influenced by the language on the monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park, as well as letters written by soldiers who fought at Gettysburg and eyewitness accounts of the battle.Share on FacebookTweetEmail