Poetry

Jungle Weather

The tropical air and jungle rain this morning reminded me of mornings on the island of  St. Lucia in the Caribbean, when the sky would open and drench the warm  air and lush countryside. These prose poems were first published in “The Offering,” a literary magazine at UMass Lowell.—PM . Hibiscus…

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‘Blue Dot Sign’ by Michael Casey

Michael Casey is the author of several books of poetry, including “Obscenities,” “Millrat,” and “Million Dollar Hole.” In 1972, he won the prestigious Yale Younger Poets Award for his book “Obscenities,” now considered a classic volume of both Vietnam War literature and war poetry of all time. His poems have appeared in the New York…

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Neil Young & John Greenleaf Whittier of the Merrimack Valley

Today’s NYTimes includes a capsule review of Neil Young’s new recording, “A Treasure,” which features a song inspired by the writing of poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier, most often associated with Haverhill and Amesbury, but also a former Lowell resident when he was the editor of a newspaper in the Spindle City:…

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