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Rwanda House by Laura Apol

Day 17: Poem-a-Day: Rwanda twenty years later

By Bill Castanier on April 17, 2014

Poems consider Rwanda 20 years later

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Day 16: Poem-a-Day: Baseball and pop culture make for a volatile mix

Day 16: Poem-a-Day: Baseball and pop culture make for a volatile mix

By Bill Castanier on April 16, 2014

“Major League” inspires a poem

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Photo by Ruelaine Stokes

Day 15: Poem-a-Day: Daffodils give us hope

By Bill Castanier on April 15, 2014

For one day daffodils give us hope

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Michigan Notable Book Program to hold annual author fete

Michigan Notable Book Program to hold annual author fete

By Bill Castanier on April 14, 2014

Edgar Award Winner author Steve Hamilton to keynote the Night for Notables

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Former Mayor David Hollister to talk about how GM was saved

Former Mayor David Hollister to talk about how GM was saved

By Bill Castanier on April 14, 2014

In late 1990s GM announced it would leave Lansing Michigan

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Day 14: Poem-a-Day: Winter still has a toe-hold

Day 14: Poem-a-Day: Winter still has a toe-hold

By Bill Castanier on April 14, 2014

A poem perfect for today’s weather as winter holds on

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Think of Death by Saralee Howard is based on a 5th century death hymn by John of Damascus.

Day 13: Poem-a-Day: A life well lived but not without travails

By Bill Castanier on April 13, 2014

A poem reflecting a hard but good life

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Day 9: Poem-a-Day: Once posted on twitter

Day 9: Poem-a-Day: Once posted on twitter

By Bill Castanier on April 9, 2014

A twitter poem by U-M Director of Undergraduate Writing

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emergence collage

Day 8: Poem-a-Day: A poem helps us focus on Take Back the Night

By Bill Castanier on April 8, 2014

A poem by Melissa Dey Hasbrook helps draw attention to Take Back the Night

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Lansing Carnegie Library

Historical Society and Capital Area District Library to present program on the history of libraries in Lansing

By Bill Castanier on April 7, 2014

In 1902 women in Lansing banded together to assure the city would have a library

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