Marty McConnell’s first full-length book of poetry, “wine for a shotgun,” has been named a finalist for two major book awards, the Lambda Literary Foundation awards and Publishing Triangle’s Audre Lorde Award.
Carolina Quarterly and Gulf Coast recently published new poems by poet Marty McConnell.
On December 2nd, 2012, Marty McConnell was featured by the Chicago Slam Works’ Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill Lounge. As part of her tour for “Wine for a Shotgun”, she reads several poems featured the book.
The L Stop recently named Marty McConnell and nine other women the “Top Ten Chicago Lesbians to Look Out for in 2013.” The lists includes artists, activists, politicians and other change-makers selected from among the hundreds nominated by the online magazine’s readers.
Two great pieces of coverage — one from the South Bend Tribune and one from The Observer — talking about the talk and live coaching demonstration Marty McConnell offered students at Notre Dame recently!
Purchase wine for a shotgun, the first full-length poetry collection by Marty McConnell. The book is currently available for purchase through EM press. Soon it will be available through Amazon as well.
“Marty McConnell is a brilliant poet, the future of the genre.”