Mary C. M. Phillips

2025 “Poetry-in-Transit” – Lancaster, PA #poetry

February 6, 2025 by posted by Mary C. M. Phillips

Here are close ups of the poems and their poets riding the Lancaster County buses in 2025. The theme is THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. Thank you poets. …
Close-Ups of The 2025 P.i.T. Poems

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POETRY IN TRANSIT

December 20, 2023 by posted by Mary C. M. Phillips

I’m excited to announce that two of my poems have been selected to be part of the Lancaster POETRY-IN-TRANSIT campaign. The poems will be displayed in Lancaster buses throughout 2024. I’m equally thrilled to know that commuters will get a chance to (hopefully) read my work. Thank you to Word Hive, Philadelphia Alumni Writers House at Franklin & Marshall College, and Vector Media. Poetry is alive and well in Lancaster!

You can read Sent and Foreshore Identity below – as they will appear in transit.

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plants & poetry

November 13, 2023 by posted by Mary C. M. Phillips

Like many others, I love the scent of lavender – and grow it in my garden. I especially love fields of lavender and visited one this summer.

My poem, Lavender Offering, pays tribute to this wonderful, giving plant and is included in PLANT PEOPLE, an anthology of environmental artists, Volume 3. You can read the poem below. Please also visit the Plants and Poetry website to see all the good work they do.

Happy gardening,

Mary 🌱

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Native Heartbeat (spoken-word #poetry)

November 2, 2023 by posted by Mary C. M. Phillips

Jogging in the rain seemed like the best thing to do…

Native Heartbeat was written in an environment of puddles and concrete. I’m happy that it found a dry, safe home in the pages of Bards Annual 2023.

You can read the poem below or hear me recite the spoken-word version by pressing the PLAY button.

Thank you to publisher, James P. Wagner. Thank you also to Grandfather Rock of WCWP radio for playing Native Heartbeat on Rock-n-Soul Gospel (Sundays 5-9 PM). Special thanks to Mark Phillips for his befitting composition and lovely guitar work.