Conjuring My Leafy Muse (the Lillian Trilogy) [Paperback]

Mary Meriam is a rare and original poet. This is a dazzling book, a fusion of anguish and wit and song, written in clear and compelling language. I love the wildness, the inventiveness, the always surprising but accurate metaphors. She writes of real things, real people, always musically. She uses Mother Goose rhythms and rhymes or echoes of Sapphic meters or settings as grim as any of the Grimm Brothers tales, to tell searing truths that move, frighten, and delight one with the skill of their telling.
- Naomi Replansky, Author of The Dangerous World and Collected Poems

Mary Meriam is a frightening poet, a frighteningly good poet.
- David Bergman, Poetry Editor of The Gay & Lesbian Review

We are lucky to have her dissident voice.
- Willis Barnstone, American Poet

Mary Meriams sonnets, lyrics and chants show the best of the New Formalism.
- Zachary Bos, Editor of Poetry Northeast

Shes a true rebel, in all her heartfelt, singsong, vulnerable, girly glory.
- Rose Kelleher, Anthony Hecht Prize for Bundle o Tinder

Above all, Mary Meriam is a magic poet and if that is what you want (as I do) this is a book for you.
- John Whitworth, British Poet