Eli Goldblatt's poems have appeared over the last forty-five years in small literary journals such as Hambone, 6ix, Louisiana Review, and Another Chicago Magazine. His poetry collections include FOR INSTANCE (Chax Press, 2019), SESSIONS (Singing Horse Press,2001), SPEECH ACTS (Chax Press, 1999), and WITHOUT A TRACE (Chax Press, 1991). His children's books are Leo Loves Round and Lissa and the Moon's Sheep. His books on composition and literacy include Writing Home: A Literacy Autobiography and Because We Live Here: Sponsoring Literacy Beyond the College Curriculum. He has collaborated with his wife Wendy Osterweil on children's books, broadsides, and other poetry/print projects over the years. For both collaborations with Wendy and Michael Moore, his poems arose as a response to their art work. He is Professor Emeritus of English at Temple University and formerly director of New City Writing, an institute focused on community literacy in North Philadelphia.