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World is a little better with more poetry

Ever Krohn, 10, of Templeton creates a poetry flag to be displayed at the Paso Robles City Library near the end of April 2015 for National Poetry Month.
Ever Krohn, 10, of Templeton creates a poetry flag to be displayed at the Paso Robles City Library near the end of April 2015 for National Poetry Month. Joe Johnston jjohnston@thetribunenews.com

What a pleasure to open The Tribune every Sunday in April to find two pages of poetry chosen by San Luis Obispo County Poet Laureate Marguerite Costigan, including verse by our veteran poets Kevin Patrick Sullivan and Susan Lara. The last issue carried delightful poems from young people, exploring their themes of hurt and love.

As Michael Noriega, 14, of Grover Beach wrote: “Love is hard to find like a pair of two matching socks.”

Thank you, Tribune. How about poetry every week?

Glenna Luschei, San Luis Obispo Poet Laureate in 2000, San Luis Obispo

This story was originally published April 28, 2016 at 6:27 PM with the headline "World is a little better with more poetry."

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