MARY, MARY: Exhibition Poems
All poems are in this pdf: Mary, Mary Poetry
Participating Poets: Kristin Berkey-Abbott, Jenne Andrews, Evelyn Bence, Jericho Brown, Leila Chatti, Jill Crammond, Maureen E. Doallas, Jeannine Hall Gailey, Luisa A. Igloria, Julie Kane, Collin Kelley, Laurie Klein, Marjorie Maddox, Marissa McNamara, Audrey Mlakar, Michelle Ortega, Anne M. Doe Overstreet, JC Reilly, Tania Runyan, Claudia Serea, Diane Walker
Recordings: Participating poets Laurie Klein, Marjorie Maddox, Michelle Ortega, and Tania Runyan also submitted audio recordings of their poems. Their readings of their original work are:
Laurie Klein, “Displacement”
Marjorie Maddox, “The Seven Sorrows”
Michelle Ortega, “After Luke 2:19”
Tania Runyan, “Mary at the Nativity” and “Mary at Cavalry”
Listen to recordings of the poets’ work below:
I extend my gratitude to the following publishers or editors who granted me permission to include their poets’ work from the collections cited: Phoenicia Publishing (“Annunciation: Sixteen Contemporary Poets Consider Mary”); Madville Publishing (“Mother Mary Comes to Me: A Popculture Poetry Anthology”) and Karen Head and Collin Kelley; Paraclete Press (“The Heart of Flesh” Issue Two); T.S. Poetry Press (“Delicate Machinery Suspended”); and WordFarm (“A Thousand Vessels”). I also give my thanks to artist Lisa Goesling whose beautiful artworks illustrate the front and back pages of the poetry document. https://www.lisagoesling.com/
