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Bill Castanier

Bill Castanier has been an award-wining weekly newspaper editor, advertising and public relations executive in his 40 year career. In addition, he has been an executive with a newspaper trade association and founded Michigan’s first technology association, I-TE@M. He writes a weekly newspaper feature on Michigan authors and is on the Board of the Kerrytown BookFest and the Michigan Notable Book Awards. He has the only daily blog on Michigan literature (Mittenlit) and founded Spartanpodcast.com.

Day 20: Poem-a-Day: No More Winter by Len Peterson

Day 20: Poem-a-Day: No More Winter by Len Peterson

By Bill Castanier on April 20, 2015

Winter and spring seemed to be mixed up

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged LansingOnlineNews.com, poem a day, Spring | Leave a response

Day 19: Poem-a-Day: Teakettle by Bonnie Jo Campbell

Day 19: Poem-a-Day: Teakettle by Bonnie Jo Campbell

By Bill Castanier on April 19, 2015

Teakettle by Bonnie Jo Campbell After the first snow, I burn to death, another teakettle, the second one in as many months, and the kitchen’s full of smoke An hour ago, I slipped in to my husband’s barn coat and headed out to the woodpile, but the forest, was ice jewels, so I took a […]

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged American Salvage, Bonnie Jo Campbell, LansingOnlineNews.com, National Book Award, poem a day, Teakettle | 1 Response

My dog

Day 18: Poem-a-Day: I Want To Be Once by M.L. Liebler

By Bill Castanier on April 18, 2015

When your dog dies you lose a piece of yourself

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged LansingOnlineNews.com, M.L. Liebler, poem a day, Wayne State University | Leave a response

Day 17: Poem-a-Day: Amazing Mavis by Barbara Drake

Day 17: Poem-a-Day: Amazing Mavis by Barbara Drake

By Bill Castanier on April 17, 2015

The Poetry Attack is about to begin; be very careful

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Day 16: Poem-a-Day: The Lieutenant’s Story

Day 16: Poem-a-Day: The Lieutenant’s Story

By Bill Castanier on April 16, 2015

Man who captures Booth gets a poem dedicated to him

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged assassination, Lansing, LansingOnlineNews.com, Lincoln, Luther Baker, poem a day | Leave a response

Mackinac Bridge-Creative Commons

Day 15: Poem-a-Day: Upper Peninsula Ephemera by Angela Wittrock

By Bill Castanier on April 15, 2015

A trip to the Upper Peninsula inspires a bout of poetry

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged Angela Whitrock, LansingOnlineNews.com, Mackinac Bridge, Michigan, poem a day, Upper Peninsula | Leave a response

Day 14: Poem-a-Day: Insomnia by Jennifer Otto

Day 14: Poem-a-Day: Insomnia by Jennifer Otto

By Bill Castanier on April 14, 2015

If you need a nap

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged Jennifer Otto, LansingOnlineNews.com, poem a day | Leave a response

Day 13: Poem-a-Day: The Brook Trout Diaries by Mark James Andrews

Day 13: Poem-a-Day: The Brook Trout Diaries by Mark James Andrews

By Bill Castanier on April 13, 2015

The shadow of the legendary author and fisherman John Voelker can be felt in this poem

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged LansingOnlineNews.com, Mark James Andrews, poem a day | Leave a response

Day 12: Poem-a-Day:The Appointment by John Peter Beck

Day 12: Poem-a-Day:The Appointment by John Peter Beck

By Bill Castanier on April 12, 2015

Is memory playing tricks in this poem

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A fortune teller might be cheaper

Day 11: My Deal with the Muse: by Sam Mills

By Bill Castanier on April 11, 2015

Poet finds the upkeep for a muse is more than he bargained for

Posted in Literary Lansing, News, Poem/a/Day | Tagged LansingOnlineNews.com, poem a day, sam mills | 1 Response

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