[Opinion] Smithfield’s Mitch Simmons publishes poetry, essays in ‘Ramblings of an Old Man’

Smithfield’s Mitch Simmons publishes poetry, essays in ‘Ramblings of an Old Man’

Newly published author Mitch Simmons is likely a familiar name to frequent readers of The Smithfield Times’ opinion page. He’s a prolific contributor of letters to the editor, which have included a poem in May honoring veterans and a letter in March praising the work ethic of a group of elementary school-aged children who’d offered his wife, Rosie – for a fee – to shovel the couple’s driveway during Smithfield’s unusually snowy winter. Two years…