About Me

Adam Oyster-Sands is a high school Language Arts teacher and poet. After writing cringey song lyrics in his younger years, he began writing poetry with his students as a practice on craft and voice and an expression of self. Since then, Adam has had a number of poems published in various literary journals and magazines such as Picture Frame Press, Indolent Books, and Allegory Ridge, as well as winning an award from the Oregon Poetry Association. His first poetry chapbook, “don’t call us punk because we hate that,” was released in 2024 through Steel Toe Books. Though his back may revolt, Adam still enjoys the occasional circle pit and espousing the superiority of 90s skate punk to anyone who will listen. He can often be found hiking up mountains and running through forests with his partner Morgan and their puppies around their home in Portland, Oregon.