Rose and Stanley are an elderly couple, the sort of neighbours you'd trust to feed your cat and water your plants while you're away. Not the sort of people you'

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Six accomplished poetsGuillermo Castro, Amy Lemmon, Katrinka Moore, Joan Lauri Poole, Elizabeth Poreba, and Sarah Sterndemonstrate the power of a writing commun