SPRINGFIELD – Renowned poet Stuart Kestenbaum will visit the Lincoln Land Community College campus Jan. 15-16.

The public is invited to hear the visiting poet read from his works, as well as those of other notable poets, on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. in the R. H. Stephens Room of Menard Hall.

Kestenbaun will work with various English classes on Thursday and Friday.

For the past 26 years, Kestenbaum has served as director of Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. He is a respected writer and educator in the crafts field. He is also a recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award from the James Renwick Alliance.

Kestenbaum has written several books and his poems have been featured on NPR programs, including Garrison Keillor’s “Writer’s Almanac” and “To the Best of Our Knowledge,” as well as in several publications, including SUN magazine. His books of poetry include “Only Now,” “Prayers and Run-On Sentences” and “House of Thanksgiving” (all Deerbrook Editions), and “Pilgrimage” (Coyote Love Press).

The poet’s visit is sponsored by the LLCC Student Life Office, Arts and Humanities Department, and Feminist Activist Coalition.