Mining documents for inspiration

The following are links to sources for the writing activity portion of "Mining Documents for Inspiration," a literary salon I'm facilitating for James River Writers and the Poe Museum at Patrick Henry Pub on April 20. Come join the fun!  Learn, write, share - and sip a tasty beverage.

8 Oct. 1901 - Richmond Dispatch (from Chronicling America) - We'll be working with two sources on the front page (PDF), one on page 6 (PDF), and another on page  10 (PDF).

31 Aug. 1901 - Richmond Planet (from Chronicling America) - We'll be working with two sources on the front page (PDF) and one from page 8 (PDF).

The  poems we'll be discussing beforehand can be found in Common-place and Heron Tree (PDF).