Monthly Archives: May 2013

HANSON’S HOLE

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Mike

LeRoy Hanson’s basement apartment was  a block from campus.  You  climbed a half-flight of steps from the street, entered the side door of the trim grey bungalow, and descended into another world, not quite what our proper Lutheran college probably … Continue reading →

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Time Machines

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Mike

I came across this poem just now. It is an old favorite: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poem/16742 And here is the poet himself reading it aloud: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiDjqIEQb4M You will notice the misprint in line 9. It struck me as wrong, and Stafford’s reading is … Continue reading →

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Lost Houses

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Mike

There are houses out there somewhere.                                                                                  They    are out there, those houses. We knew them once but we lost them.                                                                                … Continue reading →

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