NEWS!  It is a busy time for Allan Wolf with poems in four new anthologies and four books under contract with Candlewick Press!

NEW ANTHOLOGIES - This year I my poems appeared in two great anthologies:
The National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry. (National Geographic Children’s Books)
The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations. (Pomelo Books)
And two forthcoming anthologies:
A Bunch of Punctuation.  (Boyds Mills Press/Wordsong, Forthcoming.)
One Minute Till Bedtime. (Little, Brown, Spring, 2016)

BOOKS in the WORKS - I presently have four books under contract with the good folks at Candlewick Press. They are all in various stages of development.
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head and Other Poems About Space (Candlewick forthcoming).
Hunger Walks Among Us: Voices from the Donner Party (Candlewick Press, coming)
Who Killed Artemus Hinkey?  (Candlewick Press, forthcoming) (A book based on the true story of a a high school classmate's murder in 1979.)
The Bird Woman’s Son (Candlewick Press, forthcoming) (The untold story of what happens to Sacagawea and her baby son AFTER the famous Lewis and Clark expedition).

NEW VIDEO - The Dactyl Poem.  What do you get when you combine poetry and juggling? Po-ggling? Juggl-etry? This fun short video is a good introduction to the wonderful world of meter!

Allan performs poetry from memory mixing traditions of theatre, slam-style spoken word, and Appalachian storytelling. His set is minimal, usually just a simple table and chair. Occasionally he may include a power point presentation with projector and screen.

Allan typically opens with a high-energy introductory poem, followed by a montage of shorter pieces in a wide variety of styles and subjects. Then he’ll speak to the audience informally between clusters of poems connected by theme. One moment he will whisper a heart-felt story in verse. The next moment he will transform himself into a hungry Tyrannosaur driving a Volkswagen. He will rattle off a hip-hop piece and segue into a quiet sonnet. Then he’ll pick up his guitar to add background to his spoken words, or sing a song about Emily Dickinson or Edgar Allan Poe.

And from beginning to end, Wolf gradually reveals the mission he is on, urging audience members to see their world with a poet’s eyes. Although all presentations have some participation, elementary and family shows usually contain more participation and call & response. ALL PERFORMANCES feature Allan’s books in some way and contain a mixture of his own work and poems written by other poets.

For a detailed download of Allan Wolf’s performance and teaching options, see the Offerings sheet at the EPK tab on this website or the link below.

Allan Wolf’s Detailed Offerings

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS, Listing

IMMERSED IN VERSE: DIVING INTO POETRY

(6-8, 9-12, Family, General, or Adult)

ALLAN WOLF’S POETRY PALOOZA

(K-2, 3-5, K-5, Families)

VOICES FROM THE TITANIC: EXPLORING HISTORY THROUGH A POET’S EYES

(3-5, 6-12, family, adult)

AUTHOR VISITS

(k-2, 3-5, 6-12, adult)

BOOK TALKS

(3-5, 6-8, 9-12, adult)

KEYNOTE TALKS

YOUNG AUTHOR CELEBRATIONS

(All ages)

WRITING or Follow-up WORKSHOPS

(3-5, 6-8, 9-12, adult)

POETRY PERFORMANCE CLINICS

(K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, adult)

TEACHER IN-SERVICES AND WORKSHOPS

ARTIST RESIDENCIES