Great Regulars: I live in Nebraska, where we have

a town named Homer. Such a humble, homely name and, as it happens, the poet Donal Heffernan is from Homer, and here's his hymn to the town and its history. Long live Homer. And while we're celebrating Nebraska towns, let's throw in Edgar, too.

My Hometown

from Ted Kooser: American Life in Poetry: Column 276

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