Great Regulars: Carol Connolly was born, raised and educated

in the Irish Catholic section of Saint Paul, Minnesota. She began writing poetry at the age of forty. She is Saint Paul's first Poet Laureate, a lifetime mayoral appointment.

A Gentleman's Invitation

from Marianne Combs: Minnesota Public Radio: State of the Arts: Minnesota Poetry: Carol Connolly's "A Gentleman's Invitation"

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