Kids, today we are going on a road trip, down Route 66, through central Illinois, to stop in on Mary Mansfield and her lovely family. You'll find Mary at her blog Write Wing Conspiracy, on any given day, plotting, as she says "world domination one poem at a time". I've provided some sparkling water and snacks for the road, so call "Shotgun", buckle up, and get ready to "Get your kicks, on Route 66!"
Poets
United: Mary, would you like to give us a snapshot of your life right
now, so we can picture the poet in her
setting?
Mary: I’ve
lived in central Illinois my whole life, making my home today in a
stereotypical small town along historic Route 66, somewhere in the middle of an
ocean of corn and soybeans, with my husband of fourteen years, my eleven year
old daughter, four cats, and a dog.
