Shaun A McMichaelBased in Seattle, Shaun McMichael has spent the last ten years teaching youth across the region, most of whom have experienced significant trauma. Over 40 of his short stories, essays, reviews, and author interviews have appeared in literary magazine, online and in print, such as The Chicago Tribune's Printers Row, Carrier Pigeon, Litro, Existere, PopMatters, and others. This is his poetic debut. His day job is as Program Manager for the Pongo Poetry Project, which engages youth in poetry writing to inspire healing from difficult life experiences. Shaun writes poetry with youth at sites like CSTC, a Washington State mental health treatment center for teens and children and CFJC-King County's Juvenile Detention Center. Shaun's essays on engaging trauma through poetry can be found on www.pongoteenwriting.org. Shaun can be found on LinkedIn and Instagram. Read More Read Less