Verandah Porche
Poet
Vermont
E-mail: verandah@sover.net

Porche worked with students to fashion "told poems"

Verandah Porche also collaborated with students from Towle and Newport Middle High Schools. Together, they fashioned "told poems" from stories they told one another, collaborating on the poems' phrasing and rhythm. The completed works were posted on a virtual "Poet's Corner" through a local library's Web site. Above, Verandah Porche on Sunapee Street. Photo by Bill Hackwell All rights reserved.

Below, a "told poem" created by the students:

Guild resident John Coronis used some of his savings in 1958 to join his father's business. He started making his own grinders, similar to Heros, after deciding he could do a better job than the ones being shipped to the store. Coronis experimented with various fillings and asked customers for feedback; the response was overwhelmingly positive. In 1958, grinders sold for 50 cents a piece. Coronis bought the business from his father in 1964.

Rockin' at Coronis'

"Everything (yummy) with everything on it,"
is what you can purchase at Coronis' Market.
Hot Fries, fresh grinders, and orange soda--
There's nothing quite like it in North Dakota.

"Welcome to Coronis'. Can I take your order?"
"Yes, I'd like some gumballs." "That will cost a quarter."
Powerade and Snapple, you can see through the door.
Drop into Coronis' and swallow some more.

"Want the usual? Ham or salami?"
Never mind the money, this one is on me."
Brian asks his customer, "Want lettuce and tomato?"
He can whip up a grinder as fast as a tornado.

While dawn is just perking, his coffee's all dripped.
When Brian's up working, he's ready to rip!

"Often imitated--never duplicated."
No way subway Coronis grinders all the way.

Student Poets: Bryan Couitt, Jason Kathan, Michael Boston, Sawyer Dresser, Brian Childs, Jerrod Charlebois, Nicki Tyler, Meghan Holmes, Alister Bridge (2/8/00)