Jon Steinmetz

Jon Steinmetz is an American poet.

From the blog Jon Steinmetz

His first poem on this page, "Kitten", catches a glimpse of a world long gone, a theme Steinmetz returns to often, it appears:

"This is a poem based on a photo I found in a depression-era book. It shows a man in a saloon with a kitten next to him, in Craigville, Minnesota..."

Later on the page is his take on "the day the music died", with a poem called "Mankato Winter, 1959":

The Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly, on the tour called the Winter Dance Party.

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They left for Moorhead 8 days after they played their radio hits where the outside walls were of stucco and pink.

-Jon Steinmetz