Shutta is a poet who also writes books for young readers of all ages. She is traditionally published.
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A handout describing the various types of meter when writing poetry. Also, a poem “Truth Burning” by Shutta Crum illustrating each type.
This poem was first published in Writers Reading at Sweetwaters in 2007.
The Shutta Crum Scholarship This scholarship will fund three Michigan SCBWI members’ tuition — artists or writers — for virtual attendance at the Annual SCBWI… Read More »It’s Winter Scholarship Time Again!
This poem first appeared in The Southern Poetry Review (2020). Enjoy! (It will soon be published in a new chapbook collection, 2022. Published by Kelsay… Read More »The Canoeist by Shutta Crum
Here’s a poem inspired by Nye’s wonderful anthology of poems about things/people/places that others have lost. It was published in my book: WHEN YOU GET… Read More »What Have You Lost? the Poet Asks
“Ode to Innocence” poem by Shutta Crum. Originally published in the AAR2 in 2017. (The online Ann Arbor Review.)
Yay! So excited to note that my poem: “Everything is Far” (A response to Rilke’s poem “Lament.”) appeared in the summer issue of Main Street… Read More »Main Street Rag Publishes a Poem by Shutta
A new poem of mine “Lavender Doe” was published in the March issue of Passengers Journal (online) and beautifully read by Hayley Davis. I was… Read More »“Lavender Doe” Poem Published in Passengers Journal