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Gainesville poet’s memory of JFK assassination headed to Dallas museum ahead of his debut book

Steven Crayne, a Gainesville author, with his poetry book "The Room You Kept Closed" on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. One of Crayne's poems will be incorporated into the permanent collection of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. - photo by Ashtin Barker

Steven Crayne, a Gainesville author, with his poetry book "The Room You Kept Closed" on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. One of Crayne's poems will be incorporated into the permanent collection of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. - photo by Ashtin Barker

Local poet Steven Crayne is gearing up to publish his first book at 68, and one of its poems is drawing interest from a Dallas Museum.