I was first and foremost a poet, and I have plunged back into it after dedicating myself mostly to children's literature for 25 years. I am currently working on a volume of poetry for adult readers called Rooms of Reknowing. Below are some of the poems included, along with the publications they appeared in. Please note the links to some of the most recent ones, available online, and/or in print.

“Broken Down in PA” originally appeared in College Poetry Review (vol. 45) 1987

 “Lost on a Weekend” originally appeared as “Old Barn” in the Farmington ValleyHerald, winter, 1988.

“The Perfect Weight of Kindling” appeared in The Tunxis Review, Vol 8. 1989.

“Oaks and Pining” appeared as “Oaks and Pines” in The Tunxis Review, vol. 9, 1990.

 “Fire Places” appeared in Connecticut River Review. Fall/Winter 1989. Vol.11 No. 1.

“Nana’s Question” appeared in The Tunxis Review, vol. 9, 1990.

A version of “Pa’ndau at The Widow’s Store” originally appeared in Connecticut River Review, Spring 1990, and won an Honorable Mention in its contest.

A version of “Knot Boy” appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, 1997.

The following poems: “Nana’s French Twist”, “Work”, “The Roomers”,  appeared in slightly different versions in a series called “Rooms of Nana” published in the anthology, Cardinal House Poetry, published by Flying Horse Press, Autumn, 2016.

“In the Dust, You” appeared in Earth’s Daughters: In the Jar, vol. 89, 2017. www.earthsdaughters.org.  

"Whoever You Are" appeared in the anthology, The Kindness of Strangers, Wising Up Press, 2016. www.universaltable.com.  

“The Sunken Church of Innisheer” appeared in Ireland of the Welcomes magazine, Vol. 66, Issue 1, January/February, 2017.

“Chère Tante Yvette” appeared in the anthology, Forgotten Women, Grayson Press, March 2017. http://graysonbooks.com/index.html

“Bangkok Bar Girls” appeared in Not Your Mother’s Breast Milk, May 16, 2017 http://www.notyourmothersbreastmilk.com/home/2017/5/16/bangkok-bar-girls

“Electra Strikes” appeared in Not Your Mother’s Breast Milk, May 12, 2017 http://www.notyourmothersbreastmilk.com/home/2017/5/12/bte4t6barl6u61a1jccjhoi8860zrt

“White Privilege (for Tamir Rice)” appeared in Not Your Mother’s Breast Milk, June 7, 2017  http://www.notyourmothersbreastmilk.com/home/2017/6/7/white-privilege

“Hmong Knives” appeared in The Slag Review, Vol. 1, Summer 2016; and “Café Campana” appeared in The Slag Review Online, Summer 2016. Both poems can be viewed at  https://slagreview.com/2016/07/09/pegi-deitz-shea-two-poems/