Blanchard, Eric: - In many ways, Eric Blanchard is like a collection of his own poems, constantly struggling to find a unifying theme. Growing up in Texas, Eric dreamed of dropping out of high school, but when the haze of adolescence cleared, he found himself in law school instead. After being a trial lawyer for a decade and a half, he ran away to Ohio, where he taught school and lived life for about a minute. Eventually, he returned home to help care for his parents. Eric's poetry has been included in numerous collections, both online and in hard copy. In 2013, his prose poem "The Meeting Ran Long" was nominated for Sundress Publications' Best of the Net anthology.