Thursday, March 19th—Author Visit: Ted Scheu.  Scheu is a nationally-known children’s writer from Middlebury, VT. Ted Scheu’s own poems, published in over two dozen anthologies and poetry collections in the US and UK, are borne of his childhood memories, as well as from his experience as an elementary teacher and parent. “I try to capture in my poems the silliness and sadness, the worries and the wonders of being a kid–whether it’s school life, or the surprising things that happen at home and with friends,” said Scheu recently. “My goal in my own writing, and especially in my teaching, is to help kids find their own voices. Poetry is the best way I’ve found to get kids revved up about their writing.  Its simple format and easy emotional connections seem to open hearts and get pencils dancing.”

Scheu, (pronounced “shy”), 60, travels all over the world as a visiting author.  His published works include his own collections—“Getting the Best of Me,” “I Tickled My Teachers,” “I Froze My Mother and Other Seriously Funny Family Poems,” “Now I Know My ZBCs,” and “I Threw My Brother Out,” (all from Young Poets’ Press, VT), as well as many popular US anthologies including, ”I Invited a Dragon to Dinner” by Philomel, NY (2002), and several anthologies from Meadowbrook Press, MN. 

Information about Scheu’s work may also be found at his web site at www.poetryguy.com