{"id":1377,"date":"2024-02-19T11:16:56","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T16:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/?page_id=1377"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:24:33","slug":"event-report-steve-tomasula","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/event-report-steve-tomasula\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Tomasula Reading \/ March 22, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id1377_e2852c-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1377_e2852c-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1377_e2852c-1d > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id1377_e2852c-1d > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and 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src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/Steve-Tomasula.png\" alt=\"Steve Tomasula smiling behind a podium\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/Steve-Tomasula.png 390w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/Steve-Tomasula-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/Steve-Tomasula-105x140.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/242\/2024\/02\/Steve-Tomasula-317x422.png 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,390px\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Steve Tomasula<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column1377_e8d96b-fb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1377_e8d96b-fb > 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