About Marie Gauthier
Friday, December 28th, 2007
Marie Gauthier is the Director of Sales & Marketing at Tupelo Press. She worked at the Jeffery Amherst Bookshop in Amherst, MA from 1998 until its closing on Nov. 28, 2008. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in many journals, including American Poetry Journal, Cave Wall, Existere, Rattle, Tulane Review, Good Foot, Weave Magazine, among others.
Her chapbook manuscript, The Opposite of Deaf, was a semi-finalist in Black Lawrence Press’ Fall 2007 Black River Chapbook Competition. She was the recipient of a 2008 Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize. Her chapbook, Hunger All Inside, was just released by Finishing Line Press in October 2009.
Marie and her husband, Lance, live in Shelburne Falls, MA (home of the alluring yet incredibly dangerous Glacial Potholes) with their boys & masters, Vincent & new baby Aidan. She is always happy to receive email: mgauthier [dot] hunger [at] gmail [dot] com
This blog is her own personal blog, and in no way affiliated with Tupelo Press. Just so you know.
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I wandered into your website by accident looking for another poet I had mentioned and put on my Blog; which is really for the workshop I attend in Greenwich Village. You sound so down on your own submissions and work that I just wanted to grant you a bit of encouragement!! The acceptance is all in your head. But keep it up. I was recently in contact (though the blog) by pure happenstance` with another poet. Quite old now who was published in THE NATION and THE NEW YORKER and has yet to have a book or a chapbook. A real shame. Her name is Esther Weislitz. I put her on the blog. A really fine lady. So keep up your work and reading.
SINCERELY,
Brent Pallas
Thank you for stopping by, Brent, and for your kind encouragement! The whole process of submitting is inevitably depressing with brief intervals of brightness, but I do try to keep it all in perspective — thanks for the positive reinforcement!
Hi Marie:
Such a nice surprise to find you here after so long. Looks like you’ve landed happily on both feet and cradling a brand new Vincent to boot. You look happy! It’s great to see that you have persevered and have a chapbook to prove it too. Congrats.
Kevin in Illinois
Kevin!! I’m so so happy to hear from you! Look for an email later on today…
Marie,
I friend found my poem here. I’m glad you like my poetry. The Apogee books are a bit different. Anyhow, I like what you’ve got going here, and your boy Vincent has captured my heart already.
Stefanie
Wow, Stefanie, thank you so much for coming by! rife is my favorite of your collections, but I find the Apogee books compelling, and I’m very glad to own them all.
Hey Marie-
How’s life with two? I love seeing the pics, so keep them coming!
I can’t seem to find your e-mail, so could you send me an email at randomhouse.com or booksonthenightstand.com? I’ve got a favor to ask you…
best,
Michael
Picked up the Winter/Spring Cave Wall yesterday. Just wanted to tell you I really loved your two poems there.
That totally makes my day! Thank you so much for telling me, Matthew.
Glad you found my ‘a handful of stones’ widget, Marie – it looks great! I’ll add you to my blogroll (http://www.fionarobyn.com/wheresthewidget.htm) when I next update it.
Good to ‘meet’ you,
Fiona
Thank you, Fiona — I love it!