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A public art installation in the Mississippi River seeks to inspire contemplation as Minnesotans mark the 5th anniversary of I-35W bridge collapse.

"Project 35W", which is up through the month of August, is the work of 

 and Swedish visual artist Maja Spasova. It consists of 35 oversized life-rings anchored in the calmer river waters between the  Stone Arch Bridge and the new I-35W Bridge.

In addition, viewers can call (612) 573-5900 to hear Boss' sequence of thirty-five 35-word poems, "Fragments for the 35W Bridge," as read by Minnesotans.

Boss says he began writing the poems three years after the collapse because he found he was still haunted by his feelings about it: anger, frustration, fear and heartbreak over those whose lives were lost.

The official unveiling is tonight at 8pm at the northeast end of the Stone Arch Bridge.

In conjunction with the installation, the Star Tribune , and has 

and today published all 35 of Boss' poems. Here's one of them:

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A public art installation in the Mississippi River seeks to inspire contemplation as Minnesotans mark the 5th anniversary of I-35W bridge collapse.


Contemplating the 35W bridge collapse through art and poetry

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