Poems

Abstract

Title(s): Guide Dog, Hemiplegia I, Hemiplegia II, and Lesson One Ona Gritz's poetry has been published in numerous online and print literary journals. In 2007, she won the Inglis House Poetry Contest, the Late Blooms Poetry Postcard Competition, and was nominated for two Pushcart prizes. Her chapbook of poems, Left Standing, was released by Finishing Line Press in 2005. She has written two books for children, including Tangerines and Tea: My Grandparents and Me, which was named Best Alphabet Book of 2005 by Nick Jr. Family Magazine and one of six best children's books of the year by Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine. Gritz writes a monthly column for the online journal, Literary Mama, about her experiences as a mother with a disability raising her nondisabled son.