NEW COVER STORY: Who cares about poetry?

Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
We care about poetry,
and you do too.

What’s poetry good for? With a little help from Charles Wright, John Casteen IV and Rita Dove, local poet Sam Witt gives us the answer. Read this week’s cover story here, and then click here to learn how to fake your way through a conversation about poetry. And don’t forget to leave comments!

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