Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get in the way of meaning.

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Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a "Just Like (blank)" poem.

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18-and-up. Tickets: $27.50-$40 at livenation.com. Jon Chandler, right, performs with Ernie Martinez as part in the 30th Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering on Jan. 20, 2019, in Golden. (Photo by Helen H.