College of New Jersey English professor Lincoln Konkle, an expert on the music of Bruce Springsteen, will talk about the singer as a literary songwriter, poet and social commentator. Konkle will incorporate information from papers he has delivered about themes of love, death, political power and religious faith in Springsteen’s lyrics. “Like Bob Dylan before him, Springsteen has been recognized as a poet and short story writer working in popular music,” Konkle says.