Effort

 

Bookshelf

In 2022 I drew nearly 160 pages of poetry comics for kids. The book will be published in Spring '24 by Chronicle Books. It's going to be hard to wait that long to share them all, but I'm excited to draw many more in the New Year!

One Boy Watching in The New York Times

I'm beyond thrilled to see ONE BOY WATCHING included on The New York Times list of the Best Children's Books of 2022!  

A Year of Poetry

Thanks to everyone who read, liked, commented, and participated in Poetry Comics Month! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. After 30 days of comics, this one sums up the experience.

How To Be a Circle

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 30

Upward

Poetry Comics Month, Day 29

Into the Woods

Poetry Comics Month, Day 28

Beacon

 Poetry Comics Month, Day 27

Poetry Lesson

Poetry Comics Month, Day 26: Ars Poetica
 

Outgoing

Poetry Comics Month, Day 25

 

A Spell To Summon Sleep

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 23: Incantation Poem

Abecedarian

 

How To Be a Triangle

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 21: Shape Poem

Poem for Painting My Room

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 20: Found Poem

Today's comic was inspired by a catalogue of Sherwin Williams paint colors. Poetry can be found in unexpected places!

Abstracted

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 19: Abstract Poem

Tonight

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 18

Practice

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 17: Repetition

I haven't drawn a daily comic strip since college (way back in 2007 for The University Daily Kansan), so this month has been quite a challenge! I hope I'm getting better through deliberate daily practice.

First Flake

 

Poetry Comics Month, Day 16

Night Run

Poetry Comics Month, Day 15: Haiku

 

Devotion

 Poetry Comics Month, Day 14

Unlucky

Poetry Comics Month, Day 13: List Poem
 

Haiku

Poetry Comics Month, Day 12

Wish List

Poetry Comics Month, Day 10
 

A Gift For You

Poetry Comics Month, Day 9: Nonsense Poem

Lonely Cloud

Poetry Comics Month, Day 8

 

How To Be a Square

Poetry Comics Month, Day 7: How-To Poem

For more How-To Poems, check out the book The Proper Way To Meet a Hedgehog, edited by Paul B. Janeczko and illustrated by Richard Jones.

More Opposites

Poetry Comics Month, Day 6: Opposites

This weekend's poetry comics were inspired by the work of poet Richard Wilbur, who wrote three books of opposite poems. Draw your own poetry comics and share them on social media with the hashtag #poetrycomicsmonth. I've seen some great reader contributions so far!

Opposites

Poetry Comics Month, Day 5: Opposites 

Fall Colors

Poetry Comics Month, Day 4: Color Poem

 

Ode To the Acorn

Poetry Comics Month, Day 3: The Ode

An ode is a celebration or appreciation of something worth admiring. Some of my favorite odes are by Pablo Neruda, who wrote poems for everything from socks to tomatoes. What will you celebrate today?

 

Alight

The Day After Halloween

Happy Poetry Comics Month! Today's poem is an Ubi sunt - a form of poetry expressing the temporary nature of life, beauty...and Halloween. 

I'll be sharing more poetry comics throughout November - you can post your own to social media with the hashtag #poetrycomicsmonth.

 

Rain Feelings

 

Join me in November for Poetry Comics Month. I'll post a new poetry comic or two each week. You can draw your own poetry comics and post them to social media using the hashtag #poetrycomicsmonth - I'll share some reader contributions! What IS a poetry comic? That's up to you...

Anywhere a Ghost Can Go

 

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Optimization

 

Punctuation City

Here's a rejected magazine cover sketch I had fun working on. Where will you visit in Punctuation City? I'll be pausing in Comma Park, basking in the asterisk sun. 

Flow Chart

 

The Wisher

 

Self-Doubt