Tricia discovered Emily Dickinson and Robert Frost in high school and fell in love with poetry. She now has too many favorites to mention. She was thrilled to see the power of poetry in action during her first year teaching middle school science. Poetry and picture books have been a part of her classroom instruction ever since. In the Cybils' early years (2007 and 2008), Tricia served as a panelist for nonfiction picture books. In 2009, she began serving as a poetry judge and has been lucky enough to participate at least 7 times since then. In her spare time, Tricia likes to run, bake, play board games, and spend time with her new rescue dog, Beckett.
Tricia has been blogging at The Miss Rumphius Effect since 2006. These days, she mostly blogs about poetry. You can also find her on Instagram @tricia_stohr_hunt and X (Twitter) @missrumphius.