Alewife by Steve Rapp imagines the challenging annual journey of the Mystic River's herring. He painted a fish for the installation at the Fox Library (pictured).
Steve Rapp has been a resident of Arlington since 2021. He is an environmental engineer, former Peace Corps volunteer (Benin 1986 - 1988) and yoga teacher. His poetry has appeared in numerous publications, including Aleph Bet Yoga, The American Diversity Report, Silver Blade, and most recently in The Silver Note: Poets of Arlington, Massachusetts. He is a member of the New England Poetry Club and one of the Beehive Poets in Arlington. Since 2023, Steve has organized a monthly open mic at the Robbins Library.
