Mary Spooner

three times a horse lady // also writes // MFA poet @umichwriters (she/her)

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@504vic @PetTeeVee On the lookout. Will FaceTime 🫡

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

How to write a poem: sit down to grade

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@adriawalkr Congrats Adria!!! 😍

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

The one day I do not take my binoculars on my walk is the one day I see a Merlin hunting in the park and my eyes had to try their stupid dry inferior best

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@notsumatra OMG YESSSSSSS. A thousand congrats! ✨

[Matthew Haugen @MJHaugen]

It is kind of a cliche at this point, but every time I use the library I think about how if public libraries did not exist and they were proposed today there is no chance we would get them.

[Poetry Foundation @PoetryFound]

Patricia Smith (@pswordwoman) is the 2021 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize winner, honored for lifetime achievement!

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

All men at the gym know is wear their mask below their nose, stand too close, leave butt sweat on bench, drink pre-workout, and moan.

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@ToosieWatson Congrats Daniella! So happy for you! 💕

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@mrs_jgriffith None of them have ever done a thing wrong in their life

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

Oh, Ann Arbor

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@mrs_jgriffith I’m pissed that I haven’t seen a single goat yet ☹️

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

Look out for Pinion in the near future! ✨ Such a well-deserved win. @monicaricopoet can’t wait to read it!!!

[Four Way Books @FourWayBooks]

The results are in... and well worth the wait! 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

We are positively beside ourselves to announce this year's winner of the Four Way Books Levis Prize in Poetry judged by Kaveh Akbar: @monicaricopoet!🎉🌟

Monica, welcome to the Four Way Books family. Pinion is a marvel!

[Nick Judin @nickjudin]

Mississippi, this is where we are. Fifty beds will be installed here in a concrete garage. The federal government will send overflow medical professionals to staff it. One of the last stopgaps between Mississippi and hospital system failure.

[M I S H A E L @_mishaelhaynes]

Nobody:

Your father telling you , you don’t need a sharpener, he’s got it covered

[Gabby Noone @twelveoclocke]

I’ve put my finger on why I am unsettled by many current clothing trends: it’s that we’ve got a bunch of cc babcocks dressing like Fran 😱😱😱

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

@durewrites The energy is chaotic and I love it

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

One thing about Michiganders, they’re gonna leave their baby strollers outdoors? On the lawn. On the porch. In the driveway. In your yard. I have no idea what’s going on up here.

[Mary Spooner @mary_spoonerrr]

Your honor,