"Pondering what qualifies as poetry," by James J. Kilpatrick from The Buffalo News, is yet another attempt by someone to nail down what poetry is or isn't.

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"Doctor heals with pain and poetry," by Courtney Perkes from ocregister.com, reports on oncologist Frank Meyskens' poetry inspired by his work as a cancer specialist.

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"Poet laureate sees magic in the ordinary," by Ellen Steinbaum from The Boston Globe, profiles Sam Cornish, Boston's new poet laureate.

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