![]() (There’s that Oxford comma again) First of all, as someone who has written about everything from trees to video games to Robert Frost – and even textbooks on writing – you seem to refuse to be tied down to one genre. There’s so much out that’s well worth reading, even if I’m not going to use it in this series. Part of the fun is going through the list of potential poets and reading through their body of work to see if it’s a fit (not too long, not too gratuitous for kids, not so complex as to require oodles of glosses, etc.). It’s been quite a few years since I’ve worked with “adult” poetry, so the excuse to do as you’ve suggested has been a real treat-no doubt about it. It must be fun, if not brain-wracking sometimes, to sort through a classic poet’s catalog to find their best, most “essential” poems. Put me down for one.īy the way, you’ve done several Essential Poems books for Moonshower, Bushel & Peck’s poetry imprint. Indeed, it’s a great, wise, and humorous idea for a hat. You know, I’m thinking of creating cool red baseball caps with an acronym for Make Oxford Great Again. ![]() I saw you sneaking that Oxford comma in there. I have a hard time understanding why otherwise reasonable people opt for grammatical willy-nillyness when it comes to commas. Of course, the question on everyone’s minds is, why is the Oxford comma even an issue?Īs a poet, editor, and teacher, I believe clarity is job #1. Now, before we get too far into the interview, I have to say how interesting I thought it was that we share so much in common: we’re both authors who love poetry, we’ve both had the pleasure of working with the wonderful Jane Yolen, and we’re both ardent defenders of the Oxford comma. By the way, I’ve actually always wanted to use the word “palpable” in a blog post, so thank you for helping me check another off the old bucket list. But I very much appreciate the chance to talk about books and not allergies! I’ll try not to ACHOO overly much onto the screen. Here in Florida, we’ve had apocalyptically high grass pollen for a long time, so I’m mostly just feeling sneezy. These are such incredible books, I can’t wait to share them with my readers! Ryan, can you feel the excitement in the air? I mean, to me, it’s palpable. Now here we are with a new year and a new group – the PB23’s – and you have two new books coming out! The Illustrated Edgar Allan Poe: 25 Essential Poems (Moonshower, 2023) just came out April 18 and next month, The Witness Trees (Bushel & Peck, 2023) arrives May 9. Welcome to the ol’ Triple-R, Ryan! We initially met last year when we were part of the PB22Peekaboo picture book marketing group of about 20+ authors and illustrators. Ryan is also known as the Picture Book Whisperer™ – the industry’s go-to person to help celebrities and other high-profile clients write and sell children’s books. Ryan runs the creative writing major at the Ringling College of Art and Design and also serves as Editor at Bushel & Peck, which publishes books for kids, tweens, and teens, and has also instituted its own poetry-only imprint, Moonshower. ![]() Van Cleave is joining me today for a chat about poetry, the craft of writing, and his ability to teach 32 different college courses, if necessary! ![]() Many, many hours have been spent making the engine accurate enough to support a margin of error of a few hundredths of a second.So today, let’s just pretend I’m here because I have a special treat for you! Another friend of mine, author, poet, and editor Ryan G. "a rad Rhythm Paradise-esque game." - Jeffrey Matulef, Eurogamer (.) Rhythm is in everything, and I'm glad the developers found it in medicine." - John Polson, "The base mechanic and premise of Rhythm Doctor are gold for me. if those don’t mean much to you, don’t worry - it’s designed to make you learn rhythm theory without even realising it. But every level has a twist on that concept: polyrhythms, offbeats, hemiolas, irregular time signatures. The core mechanic is simple: slam your spacebar on the 7th beat to save patients in a hospital. Rhythm Doctor is a one-button rhythm game that aims to invisibly teach complex music and rhythm theory. Rhythm Doctor is a title featured at IndieCade 2017. ![]()
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