Marisa P. Clark

Marisa P. Clark is the author of the poetry collection Bird (Unicorn
Press, 2024). Her prose and poetry appear in Shenandoah, Cream City
Review, Nimrod, Epiphany, Foglifter, Prairie Fire, Rust + Moth, Sundog Lit,
Texas Review, and elsewhere. Best American Essays* *2011 recognized her
creative nonfiction among its Notable Essays. A queer writer, she grew up
on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, came out in Atlanta, Georgia, and lives in
New Mexico with two parrots, a standard poodle, and whatever wildlife and
strays chance to visit.

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