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'By All Indications': Ohio's poet laureate writes poem of gratitude

Posted at 9:19 PM, Nov 29, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-29 21:19:46-05

Thanksgiving may be over but it’s never too late to express what you’re grateful for. That’s something Kari Gunter-Seymour, poet laureate of Ohio, knows well.

Gunter-Seymour wrote a poem, titled “By All Indications,” that was featured in The New York Times.

From Ohio's COVID-19 response to the beautiful weather, Gunter-Seymour expresses gratitude for the things important to her in the poem.

Watch a reading of the poem in the player above, shot by News 5 photojournalist Beth Peak.