Anne Marie Wells
Anne Marie Wells is an award-winning poet, playwright, memoirist, and oral storyteller. She is the author of two collections of poetry: Survived By: A Memoir in Verse + Other Poems published by Curious Corvid Publishing and Mother Comma Verb, which won the 2023 Cinnamon Press Chapbook Contest. Her children's book Mommy, Why Am I a Bird? was published by University of Coimbra Press and was featured on Wyoming PBS's series called Story Time With Wyoming Authors. When she's not writing, you can find her spending time outdoors with her family, stretching on her yoga mat, or eating any kind of cheese.
Chapter Three: Where Is The
How-To Guide For Tragedy?
After learning her father has terminal lung cancer, Anne Marie Wells leaves Wyoming and returns home to help care for him. During a sleepless night at the hospital, she borrows a pen from the nurses’ station and writes her first poem on the back of a receipt. This becomes a doorway: poetry as vessel, practice, and purpose. From there, she shapes grief into lived guidance—protect your circle, accept help, cling to gratitude, find small places of control, remember and repeat. Her chapter traces how art, small rituals, and clear boundaries don’t erase sorrow but carry love forward, offering a heartfelt way to keep going.
Listen To Anne Marie’s Podcast Here:
Episode 11: A Daughter's Journey From Losing
Her Father to Award Winning Poetry
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