03/17/2010

A Birthday Poem From Lamar Wilson

My former AJC colleage sent word that today, March 17, St. Patrick's Day, is his birthday, along with a link to a poem of his published on the Poetry Society of America journal. He will receive his MFA in poetry from Virginia Tech.  Lamar's stories of his family and childhood in a rural part of Florida interested me greatly, and his fine poem draws upon that heritage. I share it with you.   http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa/poetry/crossroads/ars_poetica/marvin_white_l_lamar_wilson/
Mar 17, 2010 10:19:32 AM | Family, poetry, Southern history, writers

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