Free verse

McIlvoy says one person in 10 stops to listen. He writes poems too, but never reads his own work. On an average day, he reads 40 poems by contemporary stylists such as John Updike, Billy Collins, Rebecca Bagget and Heather McHugh.

( Robert Gauthier / LAT )

McIlvoy says one person in 10 stops to listen. He writes poems too, but never reads his own work. On an average day, he reads 40 poems by contemporary stylists such as John Updike, Billy Collins, Rebecca Bagget and Heather McHugh.

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