Poem of the Week: “On Three Hats of My Father’s” by Donald Stinson

The VPR Poem of the Week is Donald Stinson’s “On Three Hats of My Father’s,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2004-2005 issue (Volume VI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review.

Donald Stinson has had poems published in Briar Cliff Review, Loonfeather, Southwestern American Literature, and Verve. He teaches writing, literature, and humanities at Northern Oklahoma College.

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