Category Archives: Poems

The Magic Rectangle

Good news! The wonderful, independent literary press Folded Word has accepted my prose poetry chapbook The Magic Rectangle for publication! This juicy little nugget of a book will appear in 2017. Folded Word produces truly beautiful books and pours heart and soul … Continue reading

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Celebrating Child Poets

Well, the results are in and I’m proud to publish these top-shelf grade-school poets! Congratulations to Veronica, Bridger, Brook, Emma, Davis,  Sawyer, and Eva! As you can read below, the kids started with a “fill-in-the-blank” writing prompt for a poem … Continue reading

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Let Loose the Monkeys

Recently I had the privilege of working with a group of elementary students on writing poetry. To start us off, we watched a video that celebrates kids’ innate poetic abilities. If you don’t think we’re all born poets, watch this video … Continue reading

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