Mike Aleman is a retired high-school and college English teacher. He is a frequent reader for Poetry Moment and was a regular contributor to The Bookshelf. His published books include poetry (The Chalk Dust Poet) and short stories (Adiós mi Abuela).
Mike Aleman reads two of his original poems
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