Poet's corner

Poet’s Corner: Loren Chenoweth
March 28, 2007
This week’s poet is school bus driver Loren Chenoweth.
Poet’s Corner
March 21, 2007
Editor’s note: This week’s poets are former Tonganoxie area resident Asa Kesinger, who lives in Lawrence, and Mike Vestal, Tonganoxie. The first three poems are by Kesinger.
Poet’s Corner: Shari Paynter
March 7, 2007
Tonganoxie residents Shari and Ken Paynter wrote this poem for Shari’s grandmother, who turned 90 on Nov. 9.
Poets’ Corner
February 21, 2007
This week’s poet is Jody Chenoweth of Tonganoxie.
Poets’ Corner
February 14, 2007
This week’s Valentine’s poems are from Tonganoxie resident Michael Vestal.
Poet’s Corner
January 17, 2007
Editor’s note: This poem was written by Raymond Stephenson, who is the father of Tonganoxie resident Jan Shoemaker, who submitted the work. Mr. Stephenson, who now is 86 and lives in Phoenix, served in World War II. This poem was written by then-Ensign Stephenson, a radio operator, while on board the liberty ship, Nathan S. Davis, in the Pacific Ocean.
Poet’s Corner
January 3, 2007
Editor’s note: This week’s poet is Mary Patty of Osceola, Mo., whose sister, Eleanor McKee writes “Aunt Norie’s Sewing Column” for The Mirror.
Poet’s Corner
December 27, 2006
Editor’s note: Mary Kane Lancaster related the story of Ragtown to this week’s poet, Fred Leimkuhler, Tonganoxie.
Poet’s Corner
December 20, 2006
Editor’s note: This week’s poet is Asa E. Kesinger, a former Tonganoxie resident, who now lives in Lawrence.
Poets’ Corner
December 13, 2006
Editor’s note: This week, three of our poets write about Christmas.
Poets’ Corner
November 29, 2006
Editor’s note: This week’s poet is Mary Patty of Osceola, Mo. Her sister is Eleanor McKee, who writes the Aunt Norie’s Sewing Room column for The Mirror.
Poets’ Corner
November 15, 2006
Editor’s note: Because of the overwhelming number of submissions to Poets’ Corner, this week we are featuring the work of two poets, Fred Leimkuhler and Mike Vestal.
Poets’ Corner
November 8, 2006
This week’s poet is Larry Meadows, Tonganoxie, a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. Veterans Day is Saturday.
Poets’ Corner: Larry Meadows
Larry Meadows
November 8, 2006
This week’s poet is Larry Meadows, Tonganoxie, a Veterans of Foreign Wars member. Veterans Day is Saturday.