The VPR Poem of the Week is Margaret Perry’s “Snow Apples,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2000-2001 issue (Volume II, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.
Margaret Perry’s poetry and short stories have appeared in many journals, including Arts Alive, Forum, Obsidian II, Panache, Phylon, Short Story International, and Willow Review. She has taught Afro-American Literature at the University of Rochester and worked as a librarian in the New York Public Library and the U.S. Army at West Point. She retired as Director of Valparaiso University's Moellering Library in 1993.
Tuesday of each week “One Poet’s Notes” highlights an excellent work by a poet selected from the issues of Valparaiso Poetry Review, except when other posts with news or updates preempt the usual appearance of this item, with the recommendation that readers revisit it.