the president of the Maine Poetry Society, who lives for extended periods each year on Moosehead Lake. Marta's poem is a dramatic monologue--that is, a poem spoken by a character. In this character's description of a neighbor from away who lives in his town, he reveals as much about himself as about his subject.
The Poet
By Marta Rijn Finch
from Wesley McNair: The Portland Press Herald: Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
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