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Two of her early poems were published in 1975 in “Balancing Act: A Book of Poems by Ten Maine Women,” compiled by Agnes Bushell.

Maine's governor is a politician — and a poet

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Many Mainers know Democratic Gov. Janet Mills as a level-headed leader, a pragmatic politician or even a former tough-minded

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/poetic-politician-maine-governors-skills-include-verse/"></div>AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Many Mainers know Democratic Gov. Janet Mills as a level-headed leader, a pragmatic politician or even a former tough-minded prosecutor. But there’s another side to the governor — she’s a poet. “If more politicians knew poetry, and more poets knew politics, I am convinced the world would be a little better […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- A...

 Agnes Bushell’s latest novel is in some ways a very conventional, and in other ways a very peculiar book.