blog posts Illinois poet's new work uses Gettysburg battlefield to reflect on race, national identity Mar 29, 2021 10:00 am by Jodi HeckelResearch Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Professor 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 Facebook Tweet Email