Last Friday, while having an eye exam, I discussed my favorite Suzanne Collins series with the optometrist. His ten-year-old son and I share an appreciation for Gregor, the Overlander and for the Underland Chronicles. As the doctor talked enthusiastically about his son and books, I was reminded that it is at least partly due to reading parents and shared experiences that make his family and mine avid readers.
Sharon Edge Martin is a reading specialist, poet, and writer whose work has appeared in such magazines as Family Circle, Oklahoma Today, Outside, True West and in Michael Bugeja’s The Art and Craft of Poetry. She writes a weekly essay for Oklahoma Observer and is a frequent reader in Oklahoma’s spoken poetry scene. Her first picture book is Froggy Bottom Blues (2017). Her first full length book of poetry is Not a Prodigal (2018). When she isn't teaching poetry workshops or presenting at schools, you'll find her on the farm with her artist husband, a dog, two cats, and a couple dozen chickens.
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