Ty Chapman
Ty talks poetry, writing for children, and his cats Alabaster and Hobbes
Ty Chapman is an award-winning author and poet based in Minnesota. He is the author of many children’s books, including Looking for Happy (Beaming Books, 2023) and Sarah Rising (Beaming Books, 2022), and the poetry collection, Tartarus. Additionally, he co-edited the poetry anthology, All Power to the People, with his friend and collaborator, Ari Tison. He has published poems through The Academy of American Poets, Water~Stone, and more. Ty has received fellowships from Cave Canem, The Center for Arts + Social Justice, and The Loft Literary Center. He holds an MFA in writing for children and young adults through Vermont College of Fine Arts. When he isn’t writing his next poetry collection or middle grade fantasy novel, he spends his time playing basketball and reading in the sun.
Mentioned in this episode:
“Alone in bed thinking about another breakup” by Ty Chapman, Poets.org
Sarah Rising by Ty Chapman (Beaming Books, 2022)
Stokes: The Brief Career of NBA’s First Black Superstar by Ty Chapman and John Coy (Lerner, 2024) Out now!
James Finds the Beat by Ty Chapman (Free Spirit, 2024) Out now!
“Children are truly the best among us.”