Donna Marie Merritt

Poet

Watertown, CT
Connecticut US
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Author's Bio

Donna Marie Merritt is the author of seven poetry books. Her newest is BIBLE POEMS FOR REFLECTION AND RESPONSE, released by Cladach Publishing on September 1, 2020. For more info, go to https://donnamariebooks.com/poetry-books. Donna is also the author of 17 children's books, including TEENSY MEENSY MICE.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
The Poetry of Us (National Geographic, 2018)
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One Minute till Bedtime (Little, Brown & Co., 2016)
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National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry (National Geographic, 2015)
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Garbanzo Literary Journal, vol. 5 (Seraphemera Books, 2015)
,
Dear One: A Tribute to Lee Bennett Hopkins (National Council of Teachers of English, 2009)
Books:
Bible Poems for Reflection and Response (Cladach Publishing, 2020)
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No Winter Maintenance: Pass at Your Own Risk (YBK Publishers, 2017)
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Her House and Other Poems (Stairwell Books, 2013)
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What's Wrong with Ordinary? (Avalon Press, 2012)
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Cancer: A Caregiver's View (Avalon Press, 2011)
Chapbook:
Job Loss: A Journey in Poetry (Avalon Press, 2010)
Journals:
Book Links
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Caduceus
Prizes won: 

Teachers’ Choice Award from LEARNING MAGAZINE for Big Book Math, 2009; Teachers’ Choice Award for Children’s Books, Math Matters, 2008; Teachers’ Choice Award for Big Book Science, 2007; YA Fiction Award, CHILDREN’S WRITER, 2005; Poetry Award from DIMENSIONS (college literary magazine), 1984

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Rome, NY
New York
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Last update: Jul 08, 2020