It was not raining, had only once rained, would never rain again.
So begins the poem "Sabbath for a Dry Season" by Anne Marie Rooney (HS'07). It was selected for inclusion in the annual poetry anthology Best New Poets 2008, along with "The Lover" by Karen Rigby (HS'01) and "Bedroom Community" by Sarah Smith (HS'05). This year's anthology was edited by Mark Strand, former U.S. Poet Laureate and a Pulitzer Prize winner.
—Elizabeth May
