Great Regulars: Seasons are often used as metaphors

for the stages of our lives, and Barton Sutter uses the metaphor to particularly good effect in his poem "Stony River." Sutter has lived in Duluth since 1987, and his poem recalls for me fall trips to the Boundary Waters; the rhythm of the writing feels reminiscent of paddling through the water.

from Marianne Combs: Minnesota Public Radio: State of the Arts: Minnesota Poetry: Barton Sutter's "Stony River"

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