Ollie Schminkey

Ollie Schminkey (they/them) has spent the past decade coaching, mentoring, teaching classes, and running workshops for poets. They’ve performed poems in 21 states, and their work has been published everywhere from the trails of Silverwood Park to Poets.org. They are the author of three books through Button Poetry: Dead Dad Jokes, Where I Dry the Flowers, and Don’t Be Afraid to be Bad. When they’re not poet-ing, you can also find them making pottery or playing with their cat Pete, who is always trying to eat things he shouldn’t.Ollie Schminkey (they/them) has spent the past decade coaching, mentoring, teaching classes, and running workshops for poets. They’ve performed poems in 21 states, and their work has been published everywhere from the trails of Silverwood Park to Poets.org. They are the author of three books through Button Poetry: Dead Dad Jokes, Where I Dry the Flowers, and Don’t Be Afraid to be Bad. When they’re not poet-ing, you can also find them making pottery or playing with their cat Pete, who is always trying to eat things he shouldn’t.