Stacy Lynn Mar is an American poet and has authored five collections of poetry. She has been published in over 30 magazines (both online and in print) and has four collections of poetry due for publication in 2011.
Book Collections Include:
Small Boxes Closing, Forthcoming in 2011 by Shoe Music Press
Conversing In A Black Cadillac, forthcoming in 2011 by Leaf Garden Press
A Wrinkle Across My Memory, forthcoming in 2011 by J.T.T. Publishing
Deeper Than Pink, forthcoming in 2011 by Muse Cafe Publications
Anonymous Confessions, 2005 by Publish America
Professional Endeavors:
Stacy is the founder and co-editor of Muse Cafe Publications which is a nonprofit small press publisher of poetry, fiction, art, biography, nonficition and short story collections.
She is also the founder and editor of an online and print magazine Muse Poetry Review, which showcases talented poets on a monthly basis.
Background:
Stacy grew up in the Appalachian area in Eastern Kentucky where her home life was rich in tradition and a close knit family. Many of her confessional pieces are inspired by the recollections and special moments shared with loved ones.
She grew up in a home that fostered personal growth and the encouragement of higher education. Stacy states, "My mother always told me that my world was only as broad as the sky and I should always reach as far and wide as possible. There were always books, magazines, and newspapers laying around so I was rich in reading material. My mother also says I was a very creative child, always creating stories of grandiosity and play-acting with my stuffed animals and dolls. Obviously she was well entertained during my younger years."
When asked when she first realized she was, indeed, a writer, she states, "I was in the 4th grade, I was always writing short stories and my English teacher was always giddy to read them aloud to the class. I distinctively remember one day upon reading something new I'd written, she pushed her chair back, looked at me, and proclaimed exuberantly, 'Stacy you are going to be a writer someday.' I have always carried that little bit of encouragement with me and it has taken me far."
Upon graduating from highschool with honors in 2000, Stacy attended a local community college where she earned an associates degree in human services. She later transferred to a four year private college where she earned her bachelors degree in Human Services with an emphasis on Mental Health counseling and simulteneously welcomed motherhood with the birth of her daughter. In 2010 Stacy earned her Masters degree in Human Services and her Certification in Professional Counseling.
When asked about the contradictions of her concrete studies of counseling and psychology and her professional poetry writing, Stacy states, "They are one and the same. Writing, poetry, journaling and creative writing serve a strong basis for therapy. I hope sometime in my career to incorporate the healing porcess of writing into my therapeutic approach to cognitive psychotherapy."
Stacy has plans for poetry writing workshops in rehabilitation centers, the prison system and is an advocate for illiteracy.
She has been writing poetry since her early adolescent years and leads a life rich in literature (modern to classic), poetry, Buddhism, music, art (mixed media and collage), and the folk traditions of her area. She is most inspired by the poets Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton and the motivational works of Natalie Goldberg. She loves to frequent museums, thrift shops, flea market and antique stores. Anything vintage pulls her heartstrings.
She currently resides in Kentucky with her daughter and has plans for her own private practice somewhere along the horizon of tomorrow.
