I just love this nature journal! It is chock full of beautiful nature writing, photography, and art . . . in case you're looking for something soothing and lovely to read in these stressful times. Lots of haiku and short poems. You can read free online, but holding the book with its smooth matte cover| Shutta Crum
So excited that the new Poets for Peace Anthology SUNFLOWERS RISING includes a poem by me. It's below. Please note that all monies from the sale of this book go to an orphanage in the Ukraine. You can purchase it at amazon. Ciao, and peace to you. Shutta| Shutta Crum
Have some metaphor fun with these metaphor exercises! (Note: the Jack Gilbert poem is at this link. ) The post Metaphor Exercises first appeared on Shutta Crum.| Shutta Crum
As part of the Poet Tree Town month in honor of National Library Week the poem below was posted at the Ann Arbor District Library Main Branch. Yahoo! Enjoy-- Shutta| Shutta Crum
Yay! Fun to see my poem in this full-color magazine out of Denmark!| Shutta Crum
Some news! My children’s book Grandpa Heaven (illustrated by Ruth McNally Barshaw) garnered a gold Royal Palm Literary Award at the annual Florida Writer’s Association conference. YAY! It’s a pretty rigorous competition (I know, as I also judge for it in categories I don’t enter.) and a great honor. Now Grandpa Heaven gets to wear| Shutta Crum