A long, long time ago in high school (about 28 years or so), I wrote a poem, “String Cheese.”  It is one of those fun little pieces of playful art that rests happily in the back of your mind.

“String Cheese”

You think you’re so smart

Shedding your skin like a cylindrical reptile

Take heed though little dairy product

Your changes are numbered

I used to recite it at the lunch table to the joy and bewilderment of my friends, as I unwrapped a slender stick of string cheese.  Then little did I know that the poem waited patiently for the perfect mix of both delivery method (Twitter) and appreciation (NPR’s All Things Considered and their celebration of April as National Poetry Month).

So it is with great pride and a playful joy that I announce tonight, National Public Radio took “String Cheese” nationwide.   Major thank you shout out to Liz Baker, Michel Martin, and NPR’s All Things Considered, you made a little dairy product’s day.  Enjoy!

#NPRpoetry Month: Vince Staples Reads His Favorite Twitter Poems

PS – Thank you to Vince Staples for letting me be your opening act.  Anytime, just ask  :0)