Great Regulars: Up to that point, poetry

had not played an important role in his life. "As an engineer, I had very little interest in poetry," [Ed] Clautice admits. "Nearing retirement, though, I composed a humorous complimentary poem for a fellow retiree and, suddenly, I found I could write!"

from Bill Diskin: York Daily Record: Poetryork: Thirty years of laughter and verse

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