Thank you…

To Jefferson County Open School, for instilling your six goals, and not giving up on me.

To Minor Disturbance, and the greater poetry communities, for giving me a home to become myself.

To First Wave, and the greater UW arts and scholarship communities, for being family.

To YOR, for your commitment to cultivating a radically humane workplace.

And to my students, for giving me reason to exercise the becoming of my best self.
 

Elijah Lynch, aka Smiley Gatmouth, is a poet, musiciain, philosopher, educator and emcee from Denver, CO. He is currently teaching, working on a new musical project (or five) and learning to take things one step at a time. You should check out his music sometime!