Poems

One of the highlights of my writing year is Ed DeCaria’s annual Madness! Poetry tournament every spring. I have so enjoyed being a participant in this exhilarating (and exhausting) writing challenge!

Each year, 64 “authletes” compete in a March Madness-style children’s poetry showdown. Each authlete matchup is given a particular word for each round and must come up with a children’s poem using that word. Students across the country read the poems, discuss them in class and vote for their favorites. It is an absolute BLAST for the authletes and I’m proud to say I’ve competed six times now. I’m on a mission to one day beat my 2018 Final Four finish!

Check out my poems from past competitions: