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Army summers
The upsides of being drafted into the U.S. Army.
Peter Meinke
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Hey, Will! Happy Earth Week!
Shakespeare as mulch, and other green thoughts for National Poetry Month.
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Riding the waves
The changes keep coming. Can we stay above water?
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The last photo album
Memories collected, in a format that’s now a memory itself.
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Peter Meinke’s Poet’s Notebook: Ernesto’s place
If Cuban embargoes were lifted, we could all experience the country Hemingway loved.
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Race to the past
You don’t even have to read between the lines to see what drives much of the anti-Obama sentiment.
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An athlete turned poet considers a new racquet
After a lifetime of sports injuries, he’s seeking a lower-impact pastime.
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Gentle Jim
Remembering a friend who quietly changed our lives.
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Give ’em the Dickens
Candidates who’d fit right in with Uriah Heep and Wackford Squeers.
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A dangerous profession
When writing poetry, it helps to have an enemy.
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Thoughts for the new year
The situation may be scary, but our choices are clear.
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The heartening protests of 2011
The young are protesting again, and that’s good.
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A fine dusting of faith
Religion worn lightly is a beautiful thing.
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Pigeons
Assessing the divisions, perceived and actual, between two groups protesting the status quo.
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Thank your teachers
And raise their starting salaries, too.
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Twitterati
Can a good poem be squeezed into 140 characters?
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Rumblings
Wall Street protesters and the fall of the Bastille.
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Poet’s Notebook hits 100 (columns, that is)
One milestone leads to consideration of another.
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Spartans
Longing for bravery in ancient history and local football.
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No Arab Spring for Iraq
And there’s no reason for America to keep its soldiers there.