{"product_id":"haunting-you-and-other-ghost-story-poems","title":"Haunting You: And Other Ghost-Story Poems","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSusan Blair\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and writer in Wenatchee, Washington. Her first full-length collection is \u003ci\u003eA Howling \u003c\/i\u003e(Press53, 2023), a Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection, and her first chapbook is \u003ci\u003eWhat Remains of a Life \u003c\/i\u003e(Finishing Line Press, 2018). Her poems appear in \u003ci\u003eKakalak, Spank the Carp, San Pedro River Review, Spillway 29, From Whispers to Roars, \u003c\/i\u003eand elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003eSusan founded and edits \u003ci\u003eThe Shrub-Steppe Poetry Journal, \u003c\/i\u003ean annual anthology of north central Washington poets’ work since 2019. She established and hosts Poetry Underground, a monthly open mic, as well as other local public readings. For over two years, she wrote a column called “Poetry Matters” for \u003ci\u003eThe Good Life \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. She currently writes “Poetry Pocket” essays for Write on the River’s monthly newsletter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003eIn addition, Susan writes poems for children. Her illustrated rhyming narrative, \u003ci\u003eThe Honking Hattables, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published in 2025. She’s also written \u003ci\u003ePerri the Poetry Fairy Presents Poetry for Kids,\u003c\/i\u003e a series of five activity books in ascending order of difficulty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003eShe earned a BA in German and Russian from Middlebury College in Vermont.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003eWebsites:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/susanblairkidlit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esusanblairkidlit.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shrubsteppepoetry.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR;\"\u003eshrubsteppepoetry.org\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 110 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (September 4, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54081766752440,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/blair_front.jpg?v=1789160272","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/haunting-you-and-other-ghost-story-poems","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}