Work samples

  • Spectrographic Slumber
    Spectrographic Slumber

    Reaching the end of my first year of daily poetry I find the light and inspiration in many places including the ceiling. 

  • Dragons in Fields
    Dragons in Fields

    When your husband surprises you with reasons for loving him including that he renames the cows in a field, "dragons". 

  • Blanket with Dara
    Blanket with Dara

    Why didn't they get us a second blanket? 

  • Swinging Feet
    Swinging Feet

    Memories of growing up in Brooklyn arrive in poetic form 

About Sheri

Sheri Knauth’s life reflects 55 years of being present on this planet as a married bi woman for 33 years to her husband David, mother to 20-something children (Daisy & Ben), spiritual Jewess, foodie, non-fiction reader, creativity seeker and good friend to those by her side. Poetry has been the creative song of her brain since she was in First grade in response to physical and psychological child abuse. She wrote throughout high school and into college years. Since then, she’s written… more

Progression of poetry over a year 2025 to 2026

Holding myself accountable through sharing daily poetry between December 2025 and December 2026 has been a growth progression. 

  • Open mourning
    Open mourning
  • Numb fingers in darkness
    Numb fingers in darkness
  • Lost and not found where lost
    Lost and not found where lost
  • Shopping cart on marketplace
    Shopping cart on marketplace
  • You don't know how it feels
    You don't know how it feels

Through a Jewish Lens

Finding ways in which to view my Judaism in poetry. 

  • Jonah IN the whale
    Jonah IN the whale
  • I am HERE.
    I am HERE.
  • Wisps of a Yartzheit Candle
    Wisps of a Yartzheit Candle
  • In the Metzar - narrow places
    In the Metzar - narrow places

Interview in Articulated Chaos

In print and digital, "Articulated Chaos" magazine says they "celebrate people who do what they love—from ordinary, weird, to wild. Writers, artists, musicians, performers, and people of interest who turn everyday craziness into passion. Embrace the chaos, spark your creativity, and live your story with us."  I was a featured artist. 

  • Page 1 article - Articulated Chaos magazine
    Page 1 article - Articulated Chaos magazine
  • Page 2 article - Articulated Chaos magazine
    Page 2 article - Articulated Chaos magazine
  • Page 2 article - Articulated Chaos magazine
    Page 2 article - Articulated Chaos magazine

2025 Sakura Haiku Challenge Anthology

Two haikus published in the 2025 Sakura Haiku Challenge Anthology 

  • Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn
    Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn