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Marianne Mersereau is a writer and artist currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. She grew up in Appalachia and graduated from the University of Virginia's College at Wise. While at UVA Wise, she received the Lois Lowry Award for Superior Achievement in Language Arts and Children's Literature and taught these subjects and others for a decade. She received her Master of Arts degree from Seattle University in 1989. She is the author of two books: "Timbrel" a chapbook of narrative poetry selected as a semi-finalist in the Finishing Line Press 2012 New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition, and a children's picture book, "The Green Lake Gifting Game" which was released May 2014. Marianne is a performer of modern, folk, and sacred/liturgical ...more

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	WordFest Anthology 2020: Waco Cultural Arts Fest by Sandi Horton (Editor), Kaye Abikhaled, Julio César Aguilar it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birth Lifespan Vol. 1 by Pure Slush (Contributor), Marianne Mersereau (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enough: Poetry by Carmen Jimenez Smith (Compilation), Robin Davidson (Compilation), Roy G. Guzmán 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Lake Gifting Game it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Timbrel it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead of Winter: An Anthology it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE POET Summer 2020: Theme: ON THE ROAD Vol. 2 by Robin Barratt (Editor), Marianne Mersereau (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel Volume 24: Appalachian Witness it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marriage Lifespan Vol. 6 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book really liked it The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature by Peter Wohlleben	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I enjoyed the creative format of these poems and how the author transformed "some of the best and worst exchanges" from her on-line interactions into this great collection of erasure poems. ...more
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Marianne Mersereau made a comment on her review of The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia " I am honored to have two poems in this wonderful collection along with many other writers whose work I admire! I am especially fond of the poem, "Shou ...more "
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book it was amazing The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume IX: Virginia by William Wright	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book really liked it Crossing a Sea of Stars: What My Daughter's Suicide Taught Me About Life, Death, and the Afterlife by Ankhasha Amenti	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This book offers insight regarding young people who struggle with mental illness and addiction and offers suggestions for healing from the trauma of losing a close family member to suicide. The author also shares recommendations on what to say to peo ...more
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book really liked it Crossing a Sea of Stars: What My Daughter's Suicide Taught Me about Life, Death, and the Afterlife by Ankhasha Amenti	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book it was amazing Appalachian Reckoning: A Region Responds to Hillbilly Elegy by Anthony Harkins	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A big round of applause to all of the outstanding Appalachian writers who contributed to this excellent collection. Any university student who was required to read JD Vance's "Hillbilly Elegy" (and any administrator or professor who recommended it) o ...more
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Marianne Mersereau liked Monica McDowell's blog post: The Whys are Wise " How to get the most from asking Why! There are empowering questions and then there are disempowering questions. The questions we ask contain assumptions, so carefully attending to what questions you are asking yourself and how you phrase your q..." Read more of this blog post »
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book liked it Appalachia: A Meditation by Albert J. Fritsch	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The black and white photographs in this book are especially successful in illustrating the sentiments of the written meditations about a beautiful landscape and its people.
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Marianne Mersereau rated a book really liked it Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II by Al-Anon Family Groups	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
There is so much timeless wisdom in this collection of short meditations from an organization with an amazing history of helping millions overcome addiction.
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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