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Marilyn A. Johnson, photo by Rob Fleder

Welcome! This page will link you to

my recent poetry publications

and my three non-fiction books.

Contact me at marilynajohnson@gmail.

 

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Poetry

RHINO
"Parade" July 2024 (to order)

 

PEDESTAL
"Ghost House" June 2024

 

PLUME
"David" and "Remnant Tongue" January & May 2024

 

SALAMANDER
"Increasingly Abstract Walks in the Woods" and "Thaw"  Spring 2024 (to order))

 

PROVINCETOWN INDEPENDENT

"The Current Ghost" and "Last Note" October 2, 2024

"Wistful Exurbia" and "Middle Night" April 17, 2024

 

INKWELL
"The Fox" April 2023

 

ON THE SEAWALL
"Poem Begun on a Map of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery" and "August" May 2023

 

NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW
"Rough Sketch" and "Disclaimer" Fall 2022  (to order)

 

Forthcoming:  Plume, U. City Review

 

 

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The Dead Beat

The Dead Beat

To Order: BookShop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

 

"A smart, tart and often hilarious

tiptoe 
through the tombstones."   --Parade

 

Borders Original Voice

Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Finalist

New York Times Bestseller

Amazon Best Books of 2006—Top 10 Editors' Picks

2007 Washington Irving Book Award Winner

San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2006

 

 

 

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This Book Is Overdue!

This Book Is Overdue

To Order: BookShop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

 

"Topical, witty.... Johnson's wry report is a must-read

for anyone who's used a library in the past quarter century."

                              --Publishers Weekly (starred review)


National Library Week Recognition Award (Westchester Library System)

2011 Washington Irving Book Award Winner

New York Times Editors' Choice

Chicago Tribune Editors' Choice

 

 

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Lives in Ruins

Lives in Ruins

To Order: BookShop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble

 

"[A] gem of hands-on reportage" --Nature


New York Times Bestseller

Amazon's Best 100 Books 2014

Publishers Weekly Best Books 2014

Libraryreads Top Ten Books of November 2014

 

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