Anne Marie Macari is the author of five books of poetry. Her first book, Ivory Cradle, won the 2000 APR/Honickman first book prize chosen by Robert Creeley. Macari’s poetry and prose have been widely published in magazines. In 2005, she was the recipient of the James Dickey Prize for poetry from 5 Points Magazine. She edited, with Carey Salerno, Lit From Inside: 40 Years of Poetry from Alice James Books. Anne Marie was born and raised in Queens, NY. She was educated at Oberlin College and received her MFA at Sarah Lawrence College. She now lives and works in New York City.