Thomas Shumate is a single father who works at a grocery store in Minnesota. His poetic influences include a wide variety, from classic poets like Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Frost ...view moreThomas Shumate is a single father who works at a grocery store in Minnesota. His poetic influences include a wide variety, from classic poets like Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Frost to modern hip hop artists like Aesop Rock. He has previously published poetry in the Normandale community college literary magazine, The Paper Lantern, where he attended school.view less