Gail Mazur:
(born 1937).
American poet born and raised in Massachusetts.
She has published seven books of poetry, and They Can’t Take That Away From Me (2001) was a finalist for the National Book Award for Poetry.
Late February and the air’s so balmy, snowdrops and crocuses might be fooled into early blooming. Then the inevitable blizzard will come, blighting our harbingers of spring, and the numbed yards will go back undercover. In Florida, it’s strawberry season, shortcake, waffles, berries, and cream will be penciled on the coffeeshop menus.
