"In 1938, the State of Ohio set the third Friday of every October as Ohio Poetry Day. This was the first poetry day established by a state government in the United States. Tessa Sweazy Webb spent thirteen months lobbying the Ohio General Assembly to create Ohio Poetry Day. She argued, 'For each living reader a living poet, for each living poet a living reader.' After Ohio approved Webb's idea, other states adopted a day dedicated to poetry as well."
- Quotation from Ohio History Central
I went to the Memphis Airport Mail Facility, which is supposed to be open until midnight, but found it closed at 10pm, thanks to President Trump's new rules. It has always been like this, and now I find out it has been changed! I have a check for $10 made out today to the Ohio Poetry Day and 17 original poems that were supposed to be mailed today. Can you please waive the rules under these conditions and I will get them in the mail first thing tomorrow? Please. D. Beecher Smith, II
To: Bill ReyER AND Amy Zook
ReplyDeleteI went to the Memphis Airport Mail Facility, which is supposed to be open until midnight, but found it closed at 10pm, thanks to President Trump's new rules. It has always been like this, and now I find out it has been changed! I have a check for $10 made out today to the Ohio Poetry Day and 17 original poems that were supposed to be mailed today. Can you please waive the rules under these conditions and I will get them in the mail first thing tomorrow? Please. D. Beecher Smith, II