Marie Harris

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Archives for August 2010

Working the Piscataqua

August 7, 2010 Leave a Comment

The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program chose 12 finalists in its “Voices and Vision” project  conceived by Portsmouth Poet Laureate John Perrault to bring together poets and visual artists to create works of public art which would then be acquired by businesses and municipal organizations and permanently displayed in the Portsmouth area. My photographer-husband, Charter Weeks, […]

Filed Under: Projects & Performances Tagged With: birds, Charter Weeks photographer, NH Poet Laureate, Portsmouth Poet Laureate

Words in progress

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A Poet for Your Bookshelf, Classroom, or Library

Welcome! Come on in and browse through my books of poetry, anthologies I’ve edited and in which my poems appear, and some essays and articles on subjects ranging from blue water sailing to New England farm stays to birding. You can also find photos of my collaborations with painters, sculptors, photographers and musicians. Listen to audio clips of a sampling of my voiceover work.

As a poet, I perform and teach at colleges & universities throughout the country, and in residencies in elementary and high schools, libraries, writers’ workshops and retreats, and senior centers. Read More…

Words in Progress

Walking Song

WALKING SONG …reminding herself that she was only an elderly woman who had got up too early in the morning and journeyed too far, that the despair creeping over her was merely her despair, her personal weakness, and that even if she got a sunstroke and went mad the rest of the world would go […]

My Brother is Gone from Us

Basil Harris (pictured with sister Anne, summer 2016) He died today. Farewell, sweet singer.

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