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Dawn Potter

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Dawn Potter directs the Frost Place Conference on Poetry and Teaching, held each summer at Robert Frost's home in Franconia, New Hampshire. She is the author or editor of seven books of poetry and prose, most recently Same Old Story (CavanKerry Press, 2014). Her poems and essays appear in major journals in the United States and abroad, and she works often as a visiting poet in the schools. She lives in Harmony, Maine, with photographer Thomas Birtwistle and their two sons.
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This morning, first thing, I had to drive our friends thr...

This morning, first thing, I had to drive our friends through ice and freezing rain to the bus station--the first leg of an extended journey that will eventually deposit them in Sarasota with us. Weather like this makes it hard to imagine that weather like Florida's really exists, yet in a week I will be sweaty.
For now, though, I am ensconced in my couch corner, nursing a belated cup of coffee and Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.34 · 53 ratings · 13 reviews · 13 distinct works
Tracing Paradise: Two Years...

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How the Crimes Happened (No...

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Same Old Story

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Boy Land and Other Poems

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A Poet's Sourcebook

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Accidental Hymn

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