diff --git a/poems/catalog.py b/poems/catalog.py
index 5fc2d14..116b177 100644
--- a/poems/catalog.py
+++ b/poems/catalog.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def apply_context(self, context: Context, forced=[], verbose=False):
                 if keyword == context_dict[category]: 
                     if keyword in forced:
                         if verbose:
-                            print(f"FORCING CONTEXT: {category}='{keyword}'")
+                            logger.info(f"FORCING CONTEXT: {category}='{keyword}'")
                         multiplier = 1e18
                     else:
                         multiplier = weight
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def apply_history(self, history: DataFrame, cooldown: int = 30 * 86400, manage_a
                     treated_authors.append(entry.author)
 
         if verbose:
-            print(f"Dropped authors {dropped_authors}.")
+            logger.info(f"Dropped authors {dropped_authors}.")
 
 
         self.df.loc[indices_to_drop, "likelihood"] = 0
diff --git a/poems/curator.py b/poems/curator.py
index b69bf5e..17bded4 100644
--- a/poems/curator.py
+++ b/poems/curator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 from .data import authors
 
 import pandas as pd
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("poems")
 
 here, this_file = os.path.split(__file__)
 
@@ -76,11 +79,11 @@ def get_poem(
 
             author_summary = pd.DataFrame(author_summary_entries).T.sort_values(["probability"], ascending=[False])
 
-            print(f"choosing from {len(self.catalog.df)} poems; the most likely are:")
+            logger.info(f"choosing from {len(self.catalog.df)} poems; the most likely are:")
             print(catalog_summary.iloc[:20].to_string())
             print()
 
-            print(f"choosing from {len(author_summary)} authors; the most likely are:")
+            logger.info(f"choosing from {len(author_summary)} authors; the most likely are:")
             print(author_summary.iloc[:20].to_string())
             print()
 
@@ -88,7 +91,7 @@ def get_poem(
         chosen_author, chosen_title = self.catalog.df.loc[chosen_loc, ["author", "title"]]
         
         if verbose: 
-            print(f"chose poem '{chosen_title}' by {chosen_author}")
+            logger.info(f"chose poem '{chosen_title}' by {chosen_author}")
 
         self.catalog.reset()
 
diff --git a/poems/tests/test_curator.py b/poems/tests/test_curator.py
index 97f0167..19b6328 100644
--- a/poems/tests/test_curator.py
+++ b/poems/tests/test_curator.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from poems import Curator
 
-
-
 def test_curator():
     curator = Curator()
     p = curator.get_poem(very_verbose=True)
diff --git a/poems/utils.py b/poems/utils.py
index 76aff11..d894ea1 100644
--- a/poems/utils.py
+++ b/poems/utils.py
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ def email_thread(username: str,
                        content=content, 
                        recipient=recipient)
             a, b = recipient.split("@")
-            print(f"{datetime.now().isoformat()} | {a:>24} @ {b:<20}")
+            logger.info(f"Set email to {a:>24} @ {b:<20}")
             done = True
         except Exception as error:
             logger.warning(error)
-            print(f"Encountered error for recipient {recipient}. Trying again in 60 seconds...")
+            logger.warning(f"Encountered error for recipient {recipient}. Trying again in 60 seconds...")
             fails += 1
             time.sleep(60)
             
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def write_to_repo(repo, items, branch="master", verbose=False):
 
         blob = repo.create_git_blob(content, "utf-8")
         elements.append(gh.InputGitTreeElement(path=filename, mode="100644", type="blob", sha=blob.sha))
-        if verbose: print(f"writing to {filename}")
+        if verbose: logger.info(f"writing to {filename}")
 
     head_sha   = repo.get_branch(branch).commit.sha
     base_tree  = repo.get_git_tree(sha=head_sha)
diff --git a/scripts/send-poem.py b/scripts/send-poem.py
index 303a5af..8f45755 100644
--- a/scripts/send-poem.py
+++ b/scripts/send-poem.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 when = ttime.time() if args.mode == "daily" else ttime.time() + random.uniform(low=0, high=365 * 86400)
 context = Context(timestamp=when)
 
-print(f"using context {context.to_dict()}")
+logger.info(f"using context {context.to_dict()}")
 
 curator.catalog.apply_context(context, forced=["holy_thursday", "good_friday", "holy_saturday", "easter_sunday", "christmas_eve", "christmas_day"])
 curator.catalog.apply_history(history, verbose=True)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 wait_seconds = (start_time - now).seconds
 if wait_seconds < 600:
-    logger.info(f"Waiting {wait_seconds:.03f} seconds.")
+    logger.info(f"Waiting {int(wait_seconds)} seconds.")
     ttime.sleep(wait_seconds)
 
 now = Context.now()
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             daily_poems[str(index)] = packet
 
         except Exception as e:
-            logger.warning(f"Could not find poem for entry {entry}")
+            logger.warning(f"Could not find poem for entry {entry.to_dict()}")
 
     utils.write_to_repo(repo,
                         items={