ART, AUTHORS | A collaboration spanning a century

On Saturday, April 18, the Vachel Lindsay Home State Historic Site hosts a publication event to celebrate A Net to Snare the Moonlight, a children’s book of poems written and illustrated by two talented Springfieldians: the late poet Nicholas Vachel Lindsay and visual artist Felicia Olin. Lindsay, a medical student-turned-artist-turned-poet, spent much of his adult life hopping trains and performing his poetry throughout the country. Olin is an acrylic painter and mixed media artist who cites vintage items, Pop Surrealism and nature as some of the biggest inspiration for her work. The event will feature a display of Olin’s original illustrations and other artworks, plus a presentation at 2 p.m. by Olin about the process of illustrating Lindsay’s poems. Following the presentation, Olin will be available to sign copies of A Net to Snare the Moonlight. Advanced copies of the book can be preordered for $14.95 apiece by emailing [email protected].