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 […]
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By Bill Castanier on April 18, 2015
When your dog dies you lose a piece of yourself
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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
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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
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Day 14: Poem-a-Day: Insomnia by Jennifer Otto
By Bill Castanier on April 14, 2015
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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
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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
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Day 10: by Ken Mikolowski: Why I Am Not a New York Poet
By Bill Castanier on April 10, 2015
Poetic quips will put a smile on your face
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DAy 9: Poem-a-Day:Detroit Mnemonic by Michael Lauchlan
By Bill Castanier on April 9, 2015
This poet not only examines Detroit he looks at it in the same way the late Philip Levine did with all its grit and lots of love
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Day 8: Poem-a-Day: by Nathan Adams: These Few Lines
By Bill Castanier on April 8, 2015
Michigan Civil War Infantryman Nathan Adams writes love letters to his girlfriend back home. Will the wartime romance make it? Read on.
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