About Erato the Muse. (he/they/it)

A poet with Dissociative Identity Disorder, Erato grew up in the Norfolk, VA poetry scene and is now involved in the New Jersey poetry community. Their introduction to poetry was through their father, cementing poetry as a form of love. It's been named Granby High School's Poet Laureate and it released his first book, Daddy Issue, in March, dedicated to the very person who got them into poetry in the beginning.

Interests:

Postmodernism, Romanticism, Confessional Poetry

Disability, Queerness, the Body, Identity, Mythology, Lineage, Mental Health

Education

2020 - 2024

Virginia Wesleyan University

Bachelors of Art in English, Secondary Education track

2016 - 2020

Granby High School

International Baccalaureate Diploma Program

Writing Workshops

Princeton Writers Group (Active)

Princeton Library Writers (Active)

South Brunswick Library Writers (Active)

Hamilton Library Writers (Active)

Jersey City Writers: Writers Across the Spectrum (Active)

Jersey City Writers: Plums Poetry (Active)

Virginia Wesleyan Poetry Workshop (Inactive)

Granby High Poetry Workshop (Inactive)

Writing with Jorge Mendez (Inactive)

Teaching Experience

Virginia Wesleyan Greek Poetry Class (WES 100)

Professional Training (Virginia Wesleyan University Receptionist Position)

Publications

Erato the Muse (2025). Daddy Issue, Wider Perspectives Publishing
- A book tackling the coming of age in the eye of grief.
- Described as “the brutal unbeauty of love after loss”

Hewitt, Oliver (2020). “3 Years Hesitation,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A sestina about love
Hewitt, Oliver (2020). “If I grow up,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A poem about wanting to live
Hewitt, Oliver (2020). “Goddess,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A prose stream-of-consciousness poem about Greek mythology
Bluebird (2020). “Rejoice!,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A short poem about Persephone
Hewitt, [redacted] (2018). “A Letter from My Ex,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A ghazal about misogyny
Hewitt, [redacted] (2018). “I Wear Death,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A golden shovel about love and mental health
Hewitt, [redacted] (2018). “Nonchalantly,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A short poem about potential
Hewitt, [redacted] (2018). “Sideswept,” The Cupola, Granby High School
- A Hay(na)ku about memory and trauma
Hewitt, [redacted] (2017). “The Synesthetic Aura of Belief,” A Celebration of Poets, Creative Communication
- A contest winner

Works in Submission

“Frame of Mine”
- GARLAND fifth wheel press
“Lavender Bones”
- GARLAND fifth wheel press
“A Recipe of Political Poetry”
- GARLAND fifth wheel press

Works in Progress

Coeur
- A book featuring Dissociative Identity Disorder. A love letter to one’s alters (to one’s self) and a breakdown of identity and truth
“King of Thieves || Cartomancy”
- A heroic sonnet focusing on loving someone with an addiction, grief, and familial ties
“Poem at Death”
- A poem based on the glosa featuring “poem at 48” by Jeff Hewitt

Honors and Awards

Open Mic with SJ August Feature (2025)
The New York Poetry Festival Speaker (2025)
The Venue on 35th Street’s Tanka Slam Winner (2024)
International Baccalaureate Diploma (2020)
Granby High School's Poet Laureate (2020)
Granby High School's Poet Laureate (2019)

Languages

English (Fluent)
French (Reading Level)
ASL (Beginner)

College Leadership Positions

Poetry Club (president)
Disabled Student Union (president)
Ready, Set, College (vice president)
Eta Sigma Phi & Classics Club (secretary)
Tabletop Roleplaying Gamers Guild (secretary)
Spectrum (officer)