I Knew The Poet Laureate When…

This Nickolas Butler profile (read it here) of Wisconsin Poet Laureate Nicholas Gulig made me feel old in the best way…took me back to being the farm kid writing bad poetry in a good coffee shop (where I first met Nick G–unless it was an open mic or The Joynt), let me marvel that every morning I still wanna write, and refreshed my gratitude for the ones carrying it all forward.