Twin Cities literary scavenger hunt, part 3

Last week's question: In 1898, a 13-year-old boy named Harry ran away from his Minnesota home to serve as a drummer boy in the Spanish-American War. He didn’t make it out of Sauk Centre that day, but later, as the first American to win a Novel Prize for Literature, he traveled widely. What was his name?

That was the question that sent me across the metro, making three stops.

The Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. What's that, you say? What on earth is a museum doing on a literary scavenger hunt?

Don't worry. It does make sense.

The Museum Shop. Filled with art-related items, including--see? I knew you'd get it--books. Lots of books.

Oh, and if you hurry? And visit by Nov. 15? You can catch the wonderful ofrenda exhibit made by local young people. That, and I guess there's this other big-time exhibit as well. Note: if you're taking in the latter, plan ahead--the exhibit is hugely popular, and time slots are selling out in advance. Plan for extra time to park as well.

Then it was off to mighty Roseville, home to Har Mar Mall and this stop:

Again, I'm sure you have a question, such as, "How did a big chain end up on what otherwise is a list of independent stores and small-press publishers?" Well, rumors have it that the Roseville Barnes & Noble is actually one of the busiest B&N's across the country. Not to mention it has one of these, a rarity for a B&N, at least in this state.

A used bookstore of its very own.

The final stop was a place I've meant to check out for years, and just never had the time/opportunity: Midway Books. Part of what's stopped me has been location; the corner of University and Snelling Aves. in St. Paul is an awfully busy one, and I wasn't sure about parking. Turns out they have a free lot behind the building, so that's taken care of. You do need to have some patience for overall traffic, though. But it's worth it.

Two stories of used and rare books at reasonable prices, organized fairly understandably, and a good variety. Plus, for reference, there are these all over the place:

Photos of authors.

So, I'm still on track and haven't missed a spot. This week's question: Which Pulitzer Prize-winning poet wrote a poem that references the Walker Art Center, the Guthrie Theater, and the former Minneapolis Artificial Limb Exchange, and what is the name of the poem?

It took me a bit of creative Googling to find this one. But now I have it, and am ready to tackle this week's stops.

Comments

[kmkat]

Oh, take a flying leap off a bridge! (Sorry, terribly bad taste, I know.)

[Carrie K]

I just picked up a book of his poems. Okay, deleted the name just in case but email me! Initials TR?