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Purveyor of Pretty Words and Superheroic Verse

Marian is the author of three poetry collections, Heart Container, SUPERPOWERS or: More Poems About Flying, and Responsive Pleading. She lives in Northampton, MA with her family. You can follow Marian's poetry and other missives at www.runawaysentence.com
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Marian Kent I'm writing and working on poems, but my production is a bit slow and plodding. I'm also working on--or maybe ruminating about is a more accurate desc…moreI'm writing and working on poems, but my production is a bit slow and plodding. I'm also working on--or maybe ruminating about is a more accurate description--a collection of my grandmother's writing from when she was a young woman, and some writing of my own about her and responding to hers. I'll be taking on the Herculean task of writing 30 poems in November as a fundraiser for the Center for New Americans in Northampton, MA.(less)
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Introducing Heart Container

Introducing Heart Container!
Brand-new from ALL CAPS PUBLISHING
Earnest Poems by Marian Kent
Truly Gorgeous Cover Design by Max Germer

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