Poet Marcus Myers says he started to get serious about his writing about a decade ago, when he turned 30 — and set his sights on publishing in literary magazines. Myers and poet Brian Clifton now co-edit Bear Review, an online journal of poetry and micro prose.
A teacher of gifted and talented students at Northgate Middle School in Kansas City, Mo., Myers is also a parent to a five-year-old, Audrey. Right after she was born, he says, his poem "Quiet Project" was inspired by his silent commute.
"She was crying quite a bit," Myers recalls. "I just felt completely surrounded by noise at all times, and the only quiet time I had was on the drive home, from the Northland to Midtown Kansas City."
All of our WORD readings, including bonus tracks by some poets, are archived on SoundCloud.
