Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Great Regulars: Jay Davis, of Portland, writes that

his mother grew up in Aroostook County, the source of Maine potatoes, adding that his lineage goes back to Scotch-Irish immigrants. These facts may help to explain his typically offbeat poem, which honors potatoes and immigrants at the same time.

Potatoes

from Wesley McNair: The Portland Press Herald: Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

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