Poem a Day in April 2026 #John Engstrom

POEM FOR APRIL FOOL’S DAY

Writer/artist/poet living in West Fenway, Boston. Educated at Boston University (B. A. 1979) and Tufts University (M. A. 1998). . Freelance writer for The Boston Phoenix and The Boston Globe (1979-1994). Colonial Interpreter at Plimoth Plantation (now Plimoth/Patuxet), 1987-1997. Currently culture/arts critic for The Fenway News. Group exhibit "From the Monastery" of collages at SPOKE gallery, 2023, 2024, 2025. Taught collage at SPOKE for 2025 World AIDS Day.