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Ann-Marie Madden Irwin left a comment for Karin B. Miller
"Thank you Karin for your note. Please let me know if and how I can help with the poetry project.   AMMI"
Jun 18, 2011
Karin B. Miller left a comment for Ann-Marie Madden Irwin
"Hi, Ann-Marie, Thank you so much for reaching out--what a battle you have been dealing with. Congratulations on all of your poetry success. And more power to you in every aspect of your life.   Karin"
Jun 16, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin left a comment for Jenn Monroe
"Hey Jenn! I joined just a few weeks ago. . .seems like a good idea. . .If you find anything interesting or join a group, let me know."
Jun 14, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin left a comment for Melissa Shook
"Hello there! Not sure what this is all about but it's just us girls! XO"
Jun 14, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin replied to the discussion 'Six Word Memoir Contest: "Why I Write"'
"It is not enough to just be.  "
Jun 14, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin replied to the discussion 'Six Word Memoir Contest: "Why I Write"'
"The fireworks of imagination and cognition."
Jun 13, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin replied to the discussion 'Six Word Memoir Contest: "Why I Write"'
"Because I don't know how not to"
Jun 13, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin commented on the blog post 'I'm Thinking of Self-Publishing. Whaddya Think? (And Help!)'
"I was considering POD, (print on demand) for my poetry volume when I was introduced to my friend's publisher. This woman, who will publish my book, is the best of both worlds. She is the imprint, Pearson Publishing, but uses POD. It's a…"
Jun 13, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin left a comment for Carole Buhl
"Howdy Carole, together we will do stuff and write. . .I am thrilled you joined.   AMMI"
Jun 12, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin left a comment for Member News
"I'm pleased to say my poetry has been recently published in the Warwick Review, England and one of those poems "Endurance" was nominated for the Forward Prize. I also have a poem in last month's "Chest" Magazine."
Jun 11, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin left a comment for Jill Starishevsky
"Hello Jill. . . thank you for your comment. Trying to find my way around this wonderful sight. And suggestions are more than welcome. I still have memory issues. . . but I'm here! AMMI"
Jun 11, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin posted a blog post

First Post, New Normal

I just want to leave a short post thanking y'all for letting me join this group of amazing women. I read today that two-thirds of people go back to their 'old' lives before cancer treatment. . .re-nter the world swimming like a fish. I'm part of the other third. One of my personal endeavors is to let it be known that some of us need more time to get used to a 'new normal'. Who we are and how we engage with the world is altered due to surgery or radiation damage to tissue and lingering…See More
Jun 9, 2011
Jill Starishevsky left a comment for Ann-Marie Madden Irwin
"Hi Ann-Marie,   Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.   Jill Starishevsky Author, My Body Belongs to Me http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com"
Jun 3, 2011
Ann-Marie Madden Irwin is now a member of She Writes
Jun 2, 2011

Profile Information

Who I am:
I am a stage 3 rectal cancer trooper. . .free of cancer almost three years. I have a genetic disease called FAP (familial adenoma polyposis). I am a poet and blogger, ammiblog.wordpress.com. And a website, 12poets.com.
Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
Book of my cancer journey will be published next year, March 2012. I recently was published in Warwick Review, Englnad. Nominated for the Forward Prize there as well. "Chest" Magazine. Also in "Woman Prayers" anthology.
Media outlets that I currently write for:
n/a
My writing is:
Fiction, Poetry, Blog Posts
Services I offer to other writers:
Teaching and one on one workshops for poetry, started a workshop for combat veterans here in Austin, which is on going, tho I had to let that go. I am a creative instigator.
My professional associations:
Academy of American Poetry
New England Poetry Society
Writers' League of Texas
I found out about She Writes from:
Moria Muldoon

Ann-Marie Madden Irwin's Blog

First Post, New Normal

Posted on June 9, 2011 at 2:08pm 0 Comments

I just want to leave a short post thanking y'all for letting me join this group of amazing women. I read today that two-thirds of people go back to their 'old' lives before cancer treatment. . .re-nter the world swimming like a fish. I'm part of the other third. One of my personal endeavors is to let it be known that some of us need more time to get used to a 'new normal'. Who we are and how we engage with the world is altered due to surgery or radiation damage to tissue and lingering…

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At 2:58pm on June 16, 2011, Karin B. Miller said…

Hi, Ann-Marie,

Thank you so much for reaching out--what a battle you have been dealing with. Congratulations on all of your poetry success. And more power to you in every aspect of your life.

 

Karin

At 9:18am on June 3, 2011, Jill Starishevsky said…
Hi Ann-Marie,

 

Welcome to SheWrites. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.

 

Jill Starishevsky

Author, My Body Belongs to Me

http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com

At 7:01pm on June 2, 2011, Margaret Traylor said…

Hi Ann-Marie, welcome to SheWrites! We're glad to have you here. You can use the Getting Started section to help you find your way around. Let us know if you have any questions!

 

Best,
Margaret Traylor
Intern @ She Writes

 
 
 

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