Hi, thanks for visiting my poetry website!  

I’m a writer and artist based in Seattle where I have lived for more than 30 years. I was born in Kansas City, and grew up in Pittsburgh and Hartford. Before I moved to Seattle, I lived in China for three years.   

A speechwriter by trade, I got my start in TV and radio news, then worked as a freelance print journalist for many years before moving into speechwriting and strategic communications. Speechwriting is an interesting craft and a good profession, but after two decades spent articulating other people’s ideas in their voices, I started to wonder if I had ideas or a voice of my own, so I began experimenting with poetry. In the five or so years since, my poems have appeared in a wide range of publications, including Common Ground Review, Elsewhere Journal, Pangyrus, Pine Hills Review, Poet Lore, Reed Magazine, The Shore, and Watershed.

If you have any thoughts or questions, I’d love to hear from you: todd@pretext.com. 

I’m also a mosaic artist. You can see my work at toddcampbellmosaics.com.