by Mike Rosso Let me begin by declaring that I am not a poet. My attempts at poetry were limited to bawdy limericks penned in grade school. My college journalism teachers did not cover poetry along with the Five Ws. But I do enjoy the medium. Langston Hughes and Charles Bukowski are among my favorites, as for some odd reason I enjoy edgy, urban versification. Poetry, in fact, was one of the reasons I chose to move to Salida in 2001. Back then, the city hosted an annual poetry festival, Sparrows. I decided any small community that supports a statewide ...