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Mary Lou [1] Mackey (born 1945 [1]) is an American novelist, poet, and academic.She is the author of eight collections of poetry and fourteen novels, including the New York Times best-seller A Grand Passion and The Village of Bones, The Year The Horses Came, The Horses At The Gate, and The Fires of Spring, four sweeping historical novels that take as their subject the earth-centered, Goddess-worshiping cultures of Neolithic Europe.
In this brilliantly-written examination of how creative ideas have come to her, award-winning poet and New York Times best-selling novelist Mary Mackey looks at the origins of inspiration, taking us to on a journey to the place where poetry begins. “Sensuous, compassionate, and utterly unflinching.”. Jane Hirshfield.
Sempre me amedrontou I have always. been afraid tankers strung out along the horizon. like a necklace of black. seeds a idéia de ter um filho of the idea. of having a child let’s get drunk. on cachaca forget her outstretched. hands her face the delicate angle of her nose. her children selling candy roses cor de pedras.
In this stunning collection, Mary Mackey writes of life, death, love, and passion with intensity and grace. Her collected poems, which span over forty years, are hugely imaginative and multi-layered. More . . . $15.00 paperback ISBN 978-0-99699112-4. $2.99 Kindle.
Mary Mackey is the author of 13 novels and 6 collections of poetry including Sugar Zone, winner of the 2012 PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award for Excellence in Literature.
- California State University, Sacramento, University of Michigan, Indiana University
MARY MACKEY'S "THE JAGUARS THAT PROWL OUR DREAMS" WINS THE 2019 ERIC HOFFER AWARD FOR BEST BOOK PUBLISHED BY A SMALL PRESS Mary Mackey is The New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels and eight collections of poetry.
Aug 13, 2014 · "New York Times" bestselling author Mary Mackey's published works include 13 novels, and 7 books of poetry including "Sugar Zone" which won the 2012 PEN Oakland Award for Literary Excellence. They have sold over a million and a half copies and been translated into twelve foreign languages including Japanese, Hebrew, and Finnish.
