West Hartford, Connecticut, resident Sherri Bedingfield is a poet and artist who has published three collections of poetry:  Transitions and Transformations, The Clattering, and In the Dream You Wore Yellow Leaves. In the Dream is also available directly from the publisher, Grayson Books.

In this episode, Sherri talks with People and Their Poems podcast host Sandy Lee Carlson about her lifelong source of inspiration and offers her thoughts on how to follow your muse.

You'll find "Three Hundred Poems" on Bloomfield Public Library's Poetry Sharing Page.

Sherri is with the board of Hartford Creative Contest for Hartford school children in grades 4 through 12. She encourages young people to apply.  The deadline is March 9, 2026.