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Day 21: Poem-a-Day: folktale by Janet Homer

Day 21: Poem-a-Day: folktale by Janet Homer

By Bill Castanier on April 21, 2015

A watch is more than a timepiece

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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

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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 […]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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New York

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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