For the Ohio Connections Project in 2003, the Ohioana Library invited current and former Ohio writers to submit poems, short fiction, and nonfiction works relating to their Ohio experience. Selected poetry from that project is presented in recognition of National Poetry Month 2008.

Falling Rock Area
A poem by Deborah Fleming

What Ohio Needs
A poem by Howard McCord

In Pulaski, Ohio
A poem by Nancy Kangas

Upon Leaving Martin’s Ferry, Ohio
A poem by Philip Terman

Ohio’s Literary Landscape: A Triptych
A poem by Rane Arroyo

The Revenge of Cleveland, A Menu Against Nouvelle Cuisine
A poem by Ray McNiece

Another Ohio Town
A poem by Robert DeMott

Thicker Than Water
A poem by Robert Miltner

Being From Dayton
A poem by Roy Bentley