Maria Brady-Smith

Maria Brady-Smith has been writing for most of her life. In her poetry, Maria expresses the holiness of the ordinary in language that is both plain and sublime. She explores the seasons of life, the struggle between inner and outer worlds and recognizes beauty, even in darkness.

Maria's work has been published in various magazines and journals including Mothering Magazine, Ideals, Small Pond, New Song, Wordgathering and the Prairie Home Companion's First Person. She has won several award for her poetry including ones from the St Louis Writer's Guild and the Missouri State Poetry Society. Her work has been set to music by the Augusta Bottoms Consort as well as Rose & the Nightingale.

Maria has written two books of poetry, "Light of Recognition" and "Becoming: Mothering Poems".