Shawn Pittard

Shawn Pittard is a California-based poet and the author of four slender poetry volumes. He was a finalist in The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize 2024 with Witness and had a poem nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He has worked as a poet-in-the-schools and Poetry Out Loud coach, teaching recitation and writing to students, veterans, and incarcerated men. Before that, he worked in environmental protection and energy policy.