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Each semester, the Plutzik Reading Series brings in one prose and one poetry author to read for the University community. Representing the poetry side of the series, poet Catherine Barnett became the ...

In the opulent Grand Hotel or at a humble clearing in the woods, a culture of poetry still thrives on Mackinac Island. Learn more about Jim Lenfestey, the poet in residence on Mackinac Island and the ...

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