Mary Langer Thompson

Poet

Apple Valley, CA
California US

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Poetry of Protest (ChicagoPoetry.com Press, 2018)
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Shout it Out! (Lost Tower Publications, 2018)
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Forgotten Women (Grayson Books, 2017)
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Safe to Chew: An Anthology (Wicwas Press, 2015)
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The Official Poets' Guide to Peace (ChicagoPoetry.com, 2015)
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Voices for Diversity and Social Justice (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015)
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Improv, Anthology of Grass Roots Poets (Green Fuse Poetic Arts Association, 2014)
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JOMP (ChicagoPoetry.com, 2014)
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Wine, Cheese & Chocolate (Manzanita Writers Press, 2014)
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Cradle Songs (Quill & Parchment, 2013)
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JOMP (ChicagoPoetry.com Press, 2012)
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Women on Poetry: Writing, Revising, Publishing and Teaching (McFarland & Co., 2012)
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Howl at the Moon (Outskirts Press, 2010)
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Eating Her Wedding Dress (Ragged Sky Press, 2009)
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Empty Shoes Anthology (Popcorn Press, 2009)
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The Working Poet: 75 Exercises in Poetry Writing (Autumn House Press, 2009)
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Cuivre River Anthology (AWOC.COM Publishing, 2006)
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So Luminous the Wildflowers (Tebot Bach, 2003)
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A Time of Trial (Hidden Book Press, 2002)
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Electric Rain (Archer Books, 2000)
Chapbook:
Poems in Water (Green Fuse Poetic Arts Association, 2014)
Journals:
Alligator Juniper
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Fickle Muses
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Flutter Poetry Journal
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Fresh Ink
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J Journal
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Kaleidoscope
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Mamazine
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Miller's Pond
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Off the Coast
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Poetry Cram 7 Chicago
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Quill & Parchment
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San Gabriel Valley Poetry Quarterly
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San Gabriel Valley Quarterly
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Section 8 Magazine
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Spectrum
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The Literary Bohemian
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The Peralta Press
Prizes won: 

2012 Senior California Poet Laureate

2019, Jack London Award, High Desert California Writers Club

2021 Nomination for Pushcart Prize

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Kurt Vonnegut Ray Bradbury Mary Oliver Joy Harjo Anne Lamott

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Born in: 
Chicago, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Glendale, CA
California
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Last update: Nov 16, 2023