Description:
In her new collection, Mary Moore Easter opens the door on black worlds, at times reacting with fury to the American political system, while at others she reflects on the richness of her heritage and depicts episodes in a life punctuated by personal loss and sustained by the renewal of love.
Brief description:
In addition to From the Flutes of Our Bones, Mary Moore Easter is the author of three other books of poetry. Her poems have been published in Poetry, Prairie Schooner, The Christian Century, Water Stone, SoFloPoJo and several anthologies. Raised in a musical household, her love of poems and the poetic voice persisted alongside her adult career as an independent dancer/choreographer and Founder and Director of Carleton College's dance program. Her awards include: Artist Initiative Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board (2020), Pushcart Prize-nomination, Bush Artist Fellowship in Choreography, multiple McKnight Awards in Interdisciplinary Arts, The Loft Literary Center's Creative Non-Fiction Award, and residencies at Ragdale and The Anderson Center. Easter holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence and an M.A. in Music for Dancers from Goddard.