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The Gardenia

Poem for October 22, 2012 written by Maxine Cassin

John Gery reading Maxine Cassin’s “The Gardenia”

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About Maxine Cassin

Ms. Cassin was born in New Orleans in 1927. She earned an M.A. in philosophy. She was a poet, editor, and publisher who influenced and published many New Orleans poets, most notably Everette Maddox, founder of the Maple Leaf Bar poetry reading series.

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