Playing favorites

April 25, 2012

American philosopher Charles M. Schulz once wrote, “Happiness is a sad song.” Even as a child, I thought I understood what …

Fan club, Part II

April 19, 2012

Yesterday I talked about two major influences for Indiana poet laureate Arthur F. Mapes: fellow Hoosier James Whitcomb Riley and …

April 18, 2012

In a 1965 Sunday newspaper profile, Art listed his favorite poets: Riley, Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier. James Whitcomb Riley, “Hoosier Poet,” …