Former Fed Way mail carrier turned poet wins national AARP award

04/05/2010

Retired letter carrier Gerald A. McBreen won AARP's "Six-Word Memoirs Contest.

For his Most Memorable Meal McBreen wrote: "Swear words - got soap for dinner."

McBreen delivered mail in Federal Way during the late 70's and early 80's before finishing his 38 year career in Auburn.

McBreen now lives in Pacific. He took up writing poetry after his retirement in 2003. He is serving his second year as Pacific's Poet Laureate.

You can find his award winner in the March/April issue of AARP. For his efforts he'll receive a T-shirt with his six words printed on it.

McBreen says he hopes AARP will mail it by USPS otherwise he may never get it.

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