About Marilyn
Marilyn published her first poem in 1980. Since then, she has published of five books, numerous poems, essays and articles. Marilyn grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., immersed in a wide variety of cultural experiences. She studied from some of the world’s greatest flutists, attended college on a music performance scholarship, and graduated magna cum laude in music education and music therapy. While raising her three daughters, she completed an advanced degree in music education, while pursuing an accomplished career as a flutist and music educator. She spent her summers working in aquatic instruction, maintenance, and management at various summer camps, and as a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
Marilyn lives with a genetic life-limiting primary immune deficiency, chronic infections, and multiple autoimmune diseases. Because of her declining health and severe restrictions to her activities, she retired to a remote mountain cove, where she created and orchestrated the construction of two state-of-the-art Healthy Houses on fifty pristine acres. She continues to conduct the upkeep of her house and property, and composes new projects. She sews, quilts, and plays various musical instruments. Marilyn delights in visits with her daughters and grandchildren, luxuriating in the peaceful splendor of her forested mountain home. She is a member of The Author’s Guild, and the North Carolina Poetry Society.
Awards and Honors
As for Life, Honorable Mention, Lena Shull Book Contest, North Carolina Poetry Society, 2020
Oranges and Snow, Semi-Finalist, Malaprop’s Poem-in-A-Pocket Contest, 2013
Participant, North Carolina Poetry Society’s Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series, 2012
About Marilyn
Marilyn published her first poem in 1980. Since then, she has published of five books, numerous poems, essays and articles. Marilyn grew up in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., immersed in a wide variety of cultural experiences. She studied from some of the world’s greatest flutists, attended college on a music performance scholarship, and graduated magna cum laude in music education and music therapy. While raising her three daughters, she completed an advanced degree in music education, while pursuing an accomplished career as a flutist and music educator. She spent her summers working in aquatic instruction, maintenance, and management at various summer camps, and as a volunteer for the American Red Cross.
Marilyn lives with a genetic life-limiting primary immune deficiency, chronic infections, and multiple autoimmune diseases. Because of her declining health and severe restrictions to her activities, she retired to a remote mountain cove, where she created and orchestrated the construction of two state-of-the-art Healthy Houses on fifty pristine acres. She continues to conduct the upkeep of her house and property, and composes new projects. She sews, quilts, and plays various musical instruments. Marilyn delights in visits with her daughters and grandchildren, luxuriating in the peaceful splendor of her forested mountain home. She is a member of The Author’s Guild, and the North Carolina Poetry Society.
Awards and Honors
As for Life, Honorable Mention, Lena Shull Book Contest, North Carolina Poetry Society, 2020
Oranges and Snow, Semi-Finalist, Malaprop’s Poem-in-A-Pocket Contest, 2013
Participant, North Carolina Poetry Society’s Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poet Series, 2012
Throughout Marilyn’s life, writing has been her passion and creative center. Her life-long fascination with words and self-expression stems from her musicianship and family association with Deaf culture and sign-language, to summon the words and establish the form of her work.