I’m hesitant to call myself a “poet” in the traditional sense, but since I do enjoy poetry, read poetry, and write poetry, I’m not really sure why. A person who does philosophy is a philosopher. A person who writes is a writer. So I suppose I fit the bill for “poet.” I try not to over-complicate things.

Two pieces of my work have revolved around this poetic interest. In 2022, I published my first-ever article in the Ohio Valley Philosophy of Education Society’s journal, following a presentation of that work at that year’s conference. The article, “Poetry in Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Bridge between Philosophy and Practice,” is my attempt to unify my worlds and my thoughts. I quite like this article! Reflecting back on it now, maybe there’s some space for me to keep thinking about this link between philosophy of education and poetry.

I’ve published a poem of my own, as well, in a little no-name online journal called “The Font,” a journal for language teachers. How I discovered this journal, I cannot remember. I also can’t remember how I came to submit a piece of writing to it. The poem, “Wedged Underneath a Heavy Desk,” is just a small little thing that I wrote on a whim, but I’m glad it has a place to live.