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Love always returns to the center and the land.
Poems of one family’s history and the history of a small town.



Poetic Ponderings Interview with Angela Jackson, Part 1 of 2
An interview with poet, novelist, and playwright, Illinois Poet Laureate, Angela Jackson.

James Lowell Hall
May 17, 2024


Emerging Writer Profile in Sapling
An Emerging Writer Profile interview in Sapling #753 with James Lowell Hall.

James Lowell Hall
May 6, 2024


Meet Poet Jane Hall
Meet long time Wilmette resident Jane Hall. Her poem "Hairpins"was a finalist in the 2018 Faulkner - Wisdom Creative Writing Competition.

James Lowell Hall
Apr 20, 2024


Meet Poet Laurel Linton
Poet Laurel Linton, originally a southern transport to the Midwest, is a longtime Wilmette resident and business owner.

James Lowell Hall
Apr 19, 2024


Poetic Ponderings Interview with Mary Beth Bretzlauf
Mary Beth Brezlauf is the author of That Path that Beckons: Poems About the Journey, and the president of the Illinois State Poetry Society.

James Lowell Hall
Apr 19, 2024


Poetic Ponderings Interview with Terry Chess
Meet Terry Chess, poet, 31-year Wilmette resident, and founder and GM of WLUP-FM, "The Loop," who grew up in the Chess Records family.

James Lowell Hall
Apr 18, 2024
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