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.
Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Here, Swann presents his poem, “Blue Trailings.” The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota, poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day