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Lighthouse School student Brandy-Fay publishes “Watching the Rain” in 2001

Also Watching the Rain Brandy-Fay · Beaver Island Lighthouse School student poem

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TypeEvent
Date2001-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2001-02
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Beaver Island

Summary

The February 2001 Beaver Beacon published “Watching the Rain,” a poem by Brandy-Fay, identified as a Beaver Island Lighthouse School student. The poem describes schoolwork, emotional recovery, and missing someone important.

Evidence limits

The publication does not provide the student’s full name, the poem’s date of composition, or additional school records.

Sources

  1. The Beacon identifies the author as a student at the Beaver Island Lighthouse School and prints a poem about schoolwork, grief, isolation, recovery, and missing a loved one. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the student publication.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Lighthouse School student Brandy-Fay publishes “Watching the Rain” in 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-lighthouse-school-watching-the-rain-poem-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2001, “Watching the Rain,” by Brandy-Fay. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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