Pat, who is going on 107 years old, says she was surprised that her difficulty breathing was caused by a heart problem, not her lungs.
Mike Finley says about himself, “I’m a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and comical. And they’re theologically opaque.” The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.