{"product_id":"erasure-marks","title":"Erasure Marks","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Fox\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Detroit-born teacher and poet who grew up in Warren, MI, currently resides in Portland, MI. She graduated from Michigan State University (BA) and Central Michigan University (MS). She spent many years teaching at Fowler High School and at Lansing Community College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eHer books include the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eWaiting for Rain \u003c\/i\u003e(Finishing Line Press, 2016) and \u003ci\u003eReading Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e (Finishing Line Press, 2019). She co-edited \u003ci\u003ePromptly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e Speaking \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e(2018),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe fourth Writing at the Ledges anthology. Her work appears in various journals and anthologies, including both \u003ci\u003eWords Across the Water\u003c\/i\u003e from reading with Chicago and Lansing Poetry Clubs (2021, 2022), as well as 2024’s Poetry Room anthology \u003ci\u003eLet’s Go!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eIn her spare time, she performs with several area organizations to promote poetry and encourage oral poetry as an art form. Coaching other poets in oral presentations and setting up poetry readings in area libraries afford her opportunities to share her love of poetry. \u003c\/span\u003eOther organizations and venues with whom Mary collaborates and performs include: The Poetry Room, The Robin Theater, The Coffeehouse, and Writing at the Ledges. She finds helping others develop their poetic voices and promoting spoken-word are joyful experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eWhen she isn’t writing, she enjoys swimming, attending plays and concerts, supporting social causes, socializing with friends and family, and reading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 94 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (February 6, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52845939556536,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/fox_front_59e891eb-396d-4893-b899-01345f30d691.jpg?v=1770836431","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/erasure-marks","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}