I briefly studied dramatic monologues in college and always thought it would be fun to write one.  This is a type of narrative poem where we hear from one speaker who gradually reveals more than they might realize as they speak.  Fun, right?  I decided to write one using a ballad form. 

My resulting poem, “The Emerald Tapestry,” has just been published in Corvid Queen, the online fairy tale magazine from Sword & Kettle Press (who also published my Elgin Award-winning chapbook!).