He is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Death Settled Well (Shadows Ink Publications, 2006) and Rather, It Should Shine (Pudding House Press, 2007). His poems have appeared in several literary journals and reviews: The English Journal, MiPoesias, 2River View, The Pedestal Magazine, The Loch Raven Review, and others. Currently, Summers is completing a volume of American Civil War poetry: Private Hercules McGee: Poems of the Civil War. Summers also leads workshops for high school and middle school English teachers. His workshops focus on the power of contemporary poetry to spark literary interest in uninterested/unmotivated students. He recently presented his ideas at the New Jersey Language Arts and Leadership Association's Spring Conference.