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Edward Julian Sr. embraces poetry as a means to release and reflect

Ohio’s poet laureate features at Urban Arts Space tonight (Thursday, Sept. 24), appearing as part of the Poetry Festival, which continues through the weekend at Thurber House and the Grange Insurance Audubon Center.

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