Robert B. Cole publishes “The Runners Stumble” in the Beaver Beacon, 1987

Event

Date: 1987-03
Kind: Publication
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: artseducationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 1987 Beaver Beacon published Robert B. Cole’s poem “The Runners Stumble” and identified him as a Beaver Island family member attending Central Michigan University.

Evidence limits

This establishes publication in the newspaper, not a complete bibliography or independent literary biography.

Sources

Robert B. Cole, “The Runners Stumble,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987.
Publishes Cole’s poem and identifies him as the son of Donald and Lil Cole of Beaver Island and a Central Michigan University student. It is a publication record, not a complete literary bibliography. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held fifteen-page March issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the poem publication.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-03_Beaver-Beacon
“School Notes,” Beaver Beacon, April 1987.
Reprints “The Runners Stumble” and attributes it to Robert B. Cole. This is a second newspaper publication, not a complete bibliography. 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 · 1987-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held sixteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the poem reprint.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Robert B. Cole publishes “The Runners Stumble” in the Beaver Beacon, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-robert-cole-runners-stumble-1987/, accessed [date], citing Robert B. Cole, “The Runners Stumble,” Beaver Beacon, March 1987. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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