I write
Mary writes award-winning
poetry, non-fiction and fiction
for children and adults.
Mary’s poetry books include A THEORY OF EVERYTHING, winner of the Autumn House Award, and IF YOU RETURN HOWE WITH FOOD, winner of the Bluestem Poetry Prize.
In non-fiction, she has co-authored A TOWN BY THE NAME OF SALEM and, for children, WHY ARE TURTLES SO CRAZY AWESOME?
In children’s and young adult fiction, Mary is coauthor with Madelyn Rosenberg of the contemporary fantasy DREAM BOY.
Mary Crockett Hill has worked as a
Mary’s poetry has appeared in numerous national magazines and anthologies, as well as on Poetry Daily, Best of the Net, and in American Poetry: The Next Generation. She currently serves as a freelance writer, creative director, editor, teacher, and marketing consultant.
“A Theory of Everything is deeply original, magical, and WEIRD in a good way. . . . Here’s a place where darkness lives comfortably, studded with breathtaking light. Like a mesmerizing sky.”
— Naomi Shihab Nye
“Mary Crockett Hill writes poems of rare and direct honesty, and this is a book of startling scope. After Darwin, after string theory, Hill grapples with the question of what it means—what it really means—that we are all interconnected, and does so in the midst of all the crude and delicate intimacies of daily life. With gusto, humor, and watchful attention, these poems face the complications that make us wish to be separate and elsewhere, and then they tenderly guide us back into the fray.”
— Mary Szybist
“… full of curious, self-aware observations that escape the notice of most people. And perhaps most impressively, Hill keeps the heart front and center, able to render her questions emotional without pathos or sentimentality.”
— New Pages
“These poems are aware of life’s dangers—the loneliness and estrangement we face—and thereby both celebrate and mourn our ‘knuckles’ bar facts,’ our all too mortal bodies. Direct, yet tinged with the imaginative power of dream, this fine book is energetic, engaging, and completely unpredictable.”
— Mark Cox
“An original, twisty paranormal romance”
— Booklist
“Eerie, twisty, fast and funny, Dream Boy will forever change the way you see your dreams–and your nightmares.”
— Lois Metzger
“fantasy and the real world in a perfect blend.”
— Erica Orloff
“Dream Boy skillfully and creatively tackles the common theme of good and bad dreams coming alive…The writing is tight and well-paced, and nicely balances action with Annabelle’s character development as she tries to unravel the mysteries of Martin and her dreams. ”
— The Roanoke Times
“A suspenseful, entertaining novel that explores the shimmery space between reality and illusion”
— Richmond Times Dispatch
Buy links:
A Theory of Everything (poems)
If You Return Home With Food (poems)
Dream Boy (with Madelyn Rosenberg, young adult fiction)
Why Are Turtles So Crazy Awesome? (children’s non-fiction)
A Town by the Name of Salem (with John D. Long, non-fiction)
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Mary Crockett Hill 