‘I picture Nature as I find it.’
Happy 100th birthday to our Hoosier poet. March 16, 1913-January 4, 1986 I’ve written and rewritten what I want to …
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‘Responsibility of the poet’
Welcome to new fans who may have seen our KPC Media Group advertisement over the weekend, anticipating Arthur Mapes’ 100th …
‘A world of whirling snowflakes’
6 My family and friends in the upper Midwest are posting blizzard photos on Facebook. We’re facing a winter storm …
‘We list each treasured friend’
10 Today, here’s another simple little Christmas poem, “At Christmas Time.” Have you sent your cards yet? (I haven’t.) Robert …
‘In one day, God duplicates it all’
11 Any reflection I could write about yesterday’s tragedy would be trite, so I won’t try. I’ll simply say that …
Purdue Varsity Glee Club sings ‘Indiana’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic8OVznnTXE
“Indiana” by Arthur Mapes, set to music by Steve Sanders
Thank you
What a great time I’ve had exploring my grandfather‘s poetry and hearing from many of you these past few weeks. …
Playing favorites
American philosopher Charles M. Schulz once wrote, “Happiness is a sad song.” Even as a child, I thought I understood what …
Fan club, Part I
In a 1965 Sunday newspaper profile, Art listed his favorite poets: Riley, Longfellow, Bryant, Whittier. James Whitcomb Riley, “Hoosier Poet,” …
‘A man looking back’
My grandfather passed away when I was just 3 years old, so I never heard his stories. What a wonderful …
Arthur Franklin Mapes 