National Poetry Month, AWP Conference and the Resistance Movement

Spring offers us a chance for new beginnings and opportunities to speak up in defense of democracy, freedom and our national treasures.

Wild Honey in Antarctica, December 2024 On December 10, 2024, I embarked on a journey to visit my 6th and 7th continents. I'd been almost...

Veteran's Day, Election Aftermath and Southern Book Launch Event

Happy Fall! I'm sharing this post on the NEW Moon in the sign of Libra and on the eve of the Jewish NEW Year, Rosh Hashanah, and three...

September Edition: Big Move, Birthday Celebrations, End of Summer Recap

Mother's Day Poem, "Scattering the Locks" from the poetry collection, "In the Grip of Grace" by Marianne Mersereau.

I'm thrilled to announce that my first full length collection of poems, "In the Grip of Grace" is now available for preordering from...

Congratulations to everyone reading this for making it to December! I am wishing you all happy holidays and a wonderful Solstice. It...

I'm still reeling from the awful events of October that are still playing themselves out. I'm sure anyone reading this post is as well....

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the...

Maui vacation photos from trips over the years: Wild Honey poses with a torch lighter at the lu'au and with her family near the ocean,...

"For oft when on my couch I lie, in vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye and then my heart with pleasure fills and...

"Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound"....I'm thrilled to share with you the great news that Finishing Line Press has offered to publish my...

How fun it was for me to do my last dance of 2022 in one of the most beautiful spots on planet Earth - the Waipio Valley Lookout on the...

So this is without a doubt, my strangest dance of the year! I was inspired by the polar bears we saw on the subarctic safari my daughter...

Coming to you live from my living room! Many thanks to my friend, Chris, for accompanying me in this month's dance! He is playing...

Happy Summertime! Instead of a new dance this month, I am sharing this "blast from the past" - my Appalachian Clog Dance performance at a...

Happy Pride Month and many thanks to my friend, Jean, for playing her ukulele for my dance this month. "Somewhere over the rainbow..." A...

"The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem." ~Walt Whitman "I'm in love with Montana. For other states I have...