Goodreads asked Mary Mackey:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Mary Mackey My most recent book is "Travelers With No Ticket Home," a series of poems many of which are set in the jungles of the amazon and the big cities of Brazil. I've been going to Brazil with my husband for the past 25 years, but the truth is, these poems come out of all the experiences of my life: real, visionary, spiritual, imaginary, coming from all ages, all the times I've been alive, all the places I've been. There is nothing you do or experience--no joy, no trauma, no moment--that can't become part of a poem.

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