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Sandstrom on poetry
By Rachel Funk, Staff writer.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 — Monitor.
The soothing voice of Cathie Sandstrom filled the library last Friday. Students and teachers crowded to hear her poetry. The pieces ranged from her father’s army work to her childhood to “Harley,” a poem about the rugged adventurer who was “definitely not my type.”
A self-professed army brat, Sandstrom told of her childhood, and of coping with constant moving because of her father’s military service. When she spoke of her early years, she said “I think the constant change is a good thing…I learned how to be a chameleon.”
Sandstrom said that while she tries to write everyday, there are triggers that help her. Her favorite poem, “Releasing the Birds,” is a product of this inspiration. “What I like about poetry is the compression…In a poem, there’s only enough room for me and the truth.”
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