Mary C. M. Phillips

Mary C. M. Phillips is a writer, poet, and musician.

Her poems have been widely published.

Several of her poems are displayed in public transportation via WordHive’s POETRY-IN-TRANSIT (Poetry-in-Motion) campaign (Lancaster, PA) in which commuters are met with inspiring words during their daily commute.

As a former New York subway commuter, I remember transit poems having the power to alter my environment.  They were able to change my dreary commute into a time of reflection and inspiration.  I wanted to do the same for others. – LNP MEDIA

Mary, an encourager at heart, believes that inspiring words can transform lives.  She is a frequent contributing writer for the bestselling series, Chicken Soup for the Soul as well as other inspirational anthologies.

As a spoken-word artist, Mary has performed at the Walt Whitman Historical House; Columbia’s Watch Museum; BlogTalk radio, WCWP radio, WordHive, Northport’s Poets-in-Port; Larry Mitchell’s Tuesday Night Live; women’s events, and various New York public libraries.

As a musician, Mary has recorded and toured with numerous recording artists including Matthew Sweet, Chris Stamey, The Wygals, Don Dixon, Marti Jones, and the 80s synthpop duo, Venus II (with good friend, Cathy Harrington). Her 2021 spoken-word album, Music of the Forest (Rock-it Science Records NYC), was produced by husband/guitarist, Mark Phillips, and is available on  iTunes, streaming platforms, and CDs (sold at poetry events).

As a reader, Mary is particularly fond of the works of Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, Ann Radcliffe, and J.R.R Tolkien. Her short stories, as in the book, What Jane Austen Didn’t Tell Us, falls into the genre of Austen fan-fiction. She blogs about books, poetry, and spoken word (here!) at CaffeineEpiphanies.com.  

To satisfy her lyrical life, Mary enjoys composing poems, recording spoken-word, playing bass in a worship band, and writing in the third person.