Mary Karr’s most recent books of poetry and memoir are Sinners Welcome and Lit, respectively. She is the Peck Professor of Literature at Syracuse University. Update your account password & emailSubscribe to Commonweal
Article Poem | 'Messenger' "It was anybody’s son at the door/ in the dripping green slicker/ with the unsigned contract for selling my soul" By Mary Karr February 23, 2017 Poetry
Article The Voice of God | Poem says God from the bowels of the subway.... put down that gun, you need a sandwich. By Mary Karr December 18, 2014 Poetry
Article Poem | The Devil's Delusion I lie on my back in the lawnchair to study / the trees claw up toward heaven. / They have all the sap I lack. By Mary Karr April 19, 2014 Poetry