Joan Rohr Myers

Joan Rohr Myers, an award-winning poet and playwright, taught communication arts at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for more than 25 years. She died on November 5, 2023.

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Three Poems by Joan Rohr Myers

“In the basement below / cider bottled last autumn / discovers its sparkle.”

By Joan Rohr Myers

November 16, 2023

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