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The School Bus

Published November 4, 2016 at 9:00 AM EDT

Today’s poem is The School Bus by Christian Barter. He’s published two books of poems. His next book, Bye-bye Land, a book-length poem, will be published by BOA Editions in early 2017 as the winner of the Isabella Gardner Prize. His primary occupation is working on a trail crew, planning and overseeing construction and rehabilitation of hiking trails at Acadia National Park, where he also serves as Poet Laureate.     

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