I’ve always enjoyed attending annual state poet laureate presentations and have several books of poetry in my own collection. So when Morningside’s creative writing instructor Brendan Todt reached out to me to ask if I’d be willing to record a video of myself reading a poem aloud in support of National Poetry Month for a virtual 2021 Morningside Friday is Writing Day event shared online, I said sure!

Brendan suggested it might be nice if I chose an art-themed poem, which was an interesting challenge. I ended up selecting Three for the Mona Lisa by John Stone!