Bill Young, Member of 1957 Title Team, Believes in Power of Poetry

Posted Dec 19, 2016
Appearing on the second page of The Daily Tar Heel, the poems are written by students of creative writing lecturer and poet Michael Chitwood, who supplies each poem with a short bio of the student writer. This poetry feature is made possible by Bob Young ’57, one of the five surviving members of the 1957 men’s basketball team. (UNC General Alumni Association)

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