Ars Poetica: 13
By Shutta Crum
“in the tree are three buds / one will flower into a poem / eat the other two”
Shutta Crum is a Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation honoree poet (2024). Her poems have appeared in many journals including Typehouse, West Trade, Mom Egg Review, Acumen, Calyx and Boulevard. She’s been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and is the recipient of 8 Royal Palm Literary Awards (FL). Her chapbook When You Get Here won a gold RPLA. Her latest chapbook is Meet Me Out There (Kelsay Books), and her books for young readers include many in verse. Several are award winners, including Thunder-Boomer! an American Library Assoc. and Smithsonian Magazine notable book of the year (2009). She also publishes a monthly newsletter for writers called The Wordsmith’s Playground. www.shutta.com
By Shutta Crum
“in the tree are three buds / one will flower into a poem / eat the other two”