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 13, 2015
The shadow of the legendary author and fisherman John Voelker can be felt in this poem
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By Bill Castanier on April 11, 2015
Poet finds the upkeep for a muse is more than he bargained for
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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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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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