Winner of Orison Books’ 2023 Best Spiritual Literature poem prize and a Naugatuck River Review 2024 Best Narrative Poem finalist, Merryn Rutledge is widely published. Her previous collection is Sweet Juice and Ruby-Bitter Seed (Kelsay Books, 2023). Merryn teaches poetry craft, reviews new poetry books, and volunteers for social justice.
After teaching literature and creative writing for many years at Phillips Exeter Academy, she earned a doctorate in leadership and ran a US-based leadership development consulting firm. During this period, Merryn’s writing on her field work in leadership was published in peer-reviewed journals, as book chapters, and as books.
Website:
merrynpoetry.org
Paperback: 98 pages
Publisher: Kelsay Books (April 21, 2026)