Ann Kelly Cox About me Normal, Illinois By this poet Lesson PlanEkphrasis: Using Art to Inspire Poetry Edmund Waller Like many other English poets of his day, Edmund Waller (1606-1687) was swept up in the political turmoil of the English Civil War. In the 1640s,… Dane Swan Dane Swan is a Bermuda-born, Toronto-based spoken word artist, former slam poet, musician, author, and emerging editor. A former remedial English… Jessie Jones Jessie Jones grew up on the Prairies, spent a decade on Vancouver Island, and now resides in Montreal. Her writing has appeared in publications…