Bird

by Marisa P. Clark

A poetry collection reflecting on love, family, childhood, identity, queerness, self-discovery, and our ties to nature.

Genres: Poetry

123 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2024

About the author

MARISA P. CLARK grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and came out in Atlanta, Georgia, in the bars where the Indigo Girls got their start. In addition to degrees in psychology and 20th–century American literature from the University of Southern Mississippi, she holds a PhD in fiction-writing from Georgia State University. Her prose and poetry appear in many literary magazines, including Shenandoah, Cream City Review, Nimrod, Epiphany, Foglifter, Free State Review, Sundog Lit, Texas Review, and Verse Daily. In 2011, Best American Essays recognized her nonfiction among its Notable Essays. She has served on the editorial staffs of several literary magazines, most notably New England Review and Five Points, and has taught creative writing at the University of New Mexico for more than two decades. She has also worked for a law firm, a bookstore, two advertising and graphics shops, and the Centers for Disease Control, where she was a technical information specialist in the library. A proud member of the queer community, she makes her home with three parrots, two dogs, and whatever wildlife and strays chance to visit. Her first name is pronounced Ma-REE-sa.

BIRD is her debut poetry collection. Her novel Hermosa, a finalist in numerous first-book contests, is represented by Laura Blake Peterson of Curtis Brown, Ltd.

Reviews

[Elijah · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of our greatest poets! So honored to have Marisa as my professor <3