Anne Marie Macari

Background

Anne Marie Macari was born on July 18, 1955 in Queens, New York, United States. She is the daughter of Joseph T. Macari and Katherine Peck.

Education

Anne Macari graduated from Oberlin College and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College.

Career

Anne Macari’s works have been published in many literary journals and magazines, such as TriQuarterly, The American Poetry Review, Bloomsbury Review, Shenandoah, Five Points' James Dickey Prize for Poetry, The Iowa Review and The Cortland Review. She is also published in anthologies including From the Fishouse and Never Before: Poems About First Experiences. In 2008 Anne published the book She Heads Into the Wilderness. Macari has read her poetry at many festivals, including the Dodge Poetry Festival.

Anne Marie founded the Drew MFA Program for Poetry & Poetry in Translation, where she teaches. Macari has also taught on the faculty of the Prague Summer Seminars.

Achievements

• Anne Macari is a popular American author. Her first book Ivory Cradle won The APR/Honickman First Book Prize in Poetry.

Works

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  • Heaven Beneath: Poems

    (Walking through the landscape of loss, the poems in Heave...)

    2020
  • Gloryland

    (Gloryland re-examines motherhood, death, birth, and rebir...)

    2005
  • Lit from Inside: 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books 2013
  • Ivory Cradle 2000
  • She Heads into the Wilderness 2008
  • Red Deer: Poems 2015

Membership

She is a member of the Alice James Books Cooperative Board.

Connections

Anne Macari is married to Gerald Stern. They have three children - Noah Musher, Lukas Musher and Jeremy Musher.

Father:

Joseph T. Macari

Mother:

Katherine Peck

Spouse:

Gerald Stern

child:

Noah Musher

child:

Lukas Musher