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Mary Harwell Sayler

Author's Bio

Mary Harwell Sayler, a Christian poet, writer, poetry editor, and author of 25 traditionally published books in all genres, helps other poets and writers through her websites and blogs and also offers one-on-one feedback through critiques, poetry edits, or writing consults for a minimal fee. Each year she is one of the judges for the writing competition sponsored by Writers-Editors.com.

Publications and Prizes

Books:
Poetry: Taking Its Course (Ocean Publishing, 2005)
Anthologies:
Journeys End (Two Friends Publishing, 2010), Moments Of The Soul (Spirit First, 2010), Flights of Fantasy (Two Friends Publishing, 2009), Bombshells: War Stories and Poems by Women on the Homefront (OmniArts Press, 2007), Textures (Two Friends Publishing, 2006), Footprints (Two Friends Publishing, 2005)
Journals:
anderbo.com, Bridges: A Jewish Feminist Journal, Broken Streets, Byline, Capper's, Catholic Exchange, Catholic Lane, Central Florida Episcopalian, Chest, Creekwalker, Dovetail, International War Veterans Poetry Archives, Kalliope, Mediphors, Moonshot Magazine, National Catholic Reporter, Once Upon a Time, Princeton Arts Review, Ruminate, Slow Trains, The Pegasus Review, The Prose-Poem Project, Time of Singing, vox poetica, Wild Violet, Windhover, Wings of Icarus, Written River
Prizes:
Poems featured by writing groups; poetry-prefaced encyclopedia received ALA Choice Award and "Nonfiction Academic Favorite" for the year by the American Library Association.

Mary Harwell Sayler Resume

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:
The Bible by Holy Spirit inspired poets and writers, The Collected Poems by Czeslaw Milosz, An Invisible Rope: Portraits of Czeslaw Milosz by Cynthia L. Haven, editor, A Book of Luminous Things by Czeslaw Milosz, editor, Words of Delight by Leland Ryken
Favorite Books:
Oxford Study Bible, HarperCollins Study Bible, NJB, NLT, children's picture books; Poets Reading: The Field Symposia; For Lovers of God Everywhere; Great American Prose Poems; Norton Anthology of Poetry; books by favorite poets
Favorite Authors:
Czeslaw Milosz, Tomas Transtromer, Mary Oliver, Charles Wright, Donald Justice, Billy Collins, Robert Bly, Jorie Graham, T.S. Eliot, Kilian McDonnell, children's poets, prose poem poets, biblical poets

Please note: All information in the Directory is provided by the writers listed in it.
Listing last updated: February 1, 2012

More Information

Listed as:
Poet, Spoken Word Artist
Gives readings?
Yes
Travels for readings?
No
Identifies as:
Christian
Fluent in:
English
Born in:
Lewisburg, TN
Raised in:
TN, FL

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