Hi everyone,
I’m pleased to tell you that among the final eight recordings to complete the poetry video library is a second essay by MARYFRANCES WAGNER who, among many other accomplishments, served as Missouri’s 6th Poet Laureate. Here is the link to her spot in the library. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbm-X1kSxEQ
Maryfrances lives in the Greater Kansas City Area. Her first column in the series, Poetry from Daily Life, appeared on November 19, 2023 in Springfield News-Leader and other newspapers in three states. Her second came out on December 23, 2024.
Maryfrances began writing poems as an 8th grader and today writes mainly poetry and some essays. Among books she enjoyed writing are The Immigrants’ New Camera and Solving for X. Her latest book (2025) is a collection of stories about her students and is called Backstories. A unique fact about Maryfrances Wagner is that she has been hit by a car, not once but twice, while crossing the street!
To access all 60 recordings in Poetry from Daily Life Free Video Library, here is the link. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5wGqp5vbw2K0N7cFcGwN5w
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