The Poetry Break: Irene McKinney

West Virginia Poet Laureate Marc Harshman delivers the poetry of his predecessor in this Poetry Break. Irene McKinney was a remarkable woman, greatly admired as a poet and teacher, ” Harshman said. “She was the kind of poet who could accomplish in a few seconds that deep trust with her readers that compel them to follow her words.” 

In this Poetry Break we hear three selection s from Vivid Companion, published by Vandalia Press of West Virginia University:

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