Essay: Minnesota winters a rite of passage
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Philip Bryant teaches in the English department at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Bryant's latest book of poetry is "Stompin' at the Grand Terrace."
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For people who move to Minnesota from warmer climates, the winters can be a trying time. But poet for poet Phillip Bryant, they were also a rite of passage. Bryant is a professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, and he sent us this essay.
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