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Mary Lou Buschi holds an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College and a Master of Science in Urban Education from Mercy College. She has taught creative writing and literature in the SPS division of New York University. Mary Lou Buschi is the author of 2 full-length poetry collections and 3 chapbooks, most recently, Paddock, through Lily Poetry Review Books(LPR). Her next book, Blue Physics, will be out in January, 2024 through LPR. Mary Lou’s poems have appeared in many literary journals such as Ploughshares (forthcoming), Indiana Review, 2River, The Laurel Review, and Against the Seawall. Currently, she lives in Nyack and teaches in the Bronx. For more information: https://www.maryloubuschi.com
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	A Cappella Zoo #8 by Colin Meldrum (Editor), Chuck Light (Illustrator), Charlene Logan Burnett (Assistant Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paddock 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother is a Verb by David Ebenbach (Goodreads Author), Michael Mark (Goodreads Author), Nicole Caruso Garcia 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Spell of Coming 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awful Baby 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willow Springs 69 by Samuel Ligon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Willow Springs, Steve Adams (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	S/He Speaks 3: Voices of Women and Trans Folx by Cassendre Xavier (Editor), Tom Daubert (Editor), Helen Zeidman (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blue Physics by Mary Lou Buschi (Goodreads Author), Eileen Cleary (editor), Martha Mccollough (designer) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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