Eric has been writing poetry for for over two decades, and current teaches high school English in a Midwestern public school. He is married and has two young children. Eric has always loved language, growing up in a household which bubbled over in conversation and rapid exchanges of puns. Attempting to become published as a poet has proven a bit tricky, balancing the demands of teaching, parenting, and the wily nature of the artistic muse. Eric is unsure whether using third person was the correct approach for this "bio" and therefore will make a profound narrative switch at this point. I look forward to reading diverse, and delicious, poems from a variety of poets.