elmo shade

Elmo Shade (M.Ed.) holds an ACC Coaching certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF), and a Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Professional designation from the International Mindfulness Teachers Association (IMTA).

He is the author of The Dark Side of White Bread- Surviving Our Fathers: A Poetry Chapbook; Atmosphere Press; 2023, as well as three (3) additional poetry collections. He is the founder of the first Poetry Open Mic in Camas, WA. He currently serves as the Poetry Moves Director for Artstra, a local nonprofit 501(c)(3) arts advocacy group in Vancouver.

His work has been published in The SubjectivJournal, Pointed Circle, Nine Cloud Journal, Western Washington Poets Network Anthology, Artstra Poetry Moves, and elsewhere. He is an avid fan of Italian Chianti, Opus-X Cigars, & RUSH.