Over the years, as I worked in elementary schools, I taught poetry writing now and again - creating and gathering resources as I did so. The genesis of this book began while I was hospitalized and read City of One, a volume of poetry attributed to minors of various ages. As I read I began writing in response to some of their poems, as if they were prompts. Other poems came about as I reflected on what I read. I created portraits of the poets, crafted...