Thanks so much to Scot Young and Rusty Truck for including my poem "Random Rules" in their All American Poetry Parade alongside some mighty fine poets!
Read my poem at https://rustytruck.wordpress.com/2026/08/28/john-burroughs-2/.
Watch a video of me reading it at https://substack.com/profile/116085178-scot-young/note/c-324606921.
View the entire parade by clicking the image below.
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https://www.ohiopoetryassn.org/poetryforamerica250
Other contributors include Doc Janning, Linda Brown, Alexis ThePoet Jackson, Michelle Tackla Wallace, Harry S. Stoughton, Cathryn Essinger, Holly Brians Ragusa, Benjamin Baughman, David Lee Garrison, and Justice Hill.
It was good to chat about meaningful things recently with Geoff Anderson of diVERSES Poetry. Though I love the Ohio Poetry Association, I recently stepped away from my vice president role to focus more on some other priorities. At this stage of my life, I find I have more questions than answers. And some stories need a whole book (or library) to tell. This is a short promo clip. If you want to hear our entire hourlong conversation, it is now available at https://youtu.be/oMbKUSaFONM.
