Synopses & Reviews
Poetry. Women's Studies. In addition to being chosen as the winner of the 2005 Black River Chabook Competition, INCONSIDERATE MADNESS was also named as a finalist for the 2008 Julia Ward Howe Award by the Boston Authors Club, and as a Highly Recommended Book by Massbooks of the Year in the 8th Annual Massachusetts Book Awards. Seven poems from the book were selected by composer Dr. Lynn Petersen as the basis for her song cycle, "Mary Dyer, Martyr," which premiered in 2006 in Missoula, Montana. One of the poems in the chapbook, "Return of Mary Dyer, Who Anticipates Execution, May 1660," was a Worcester Review Honorable Mention in the 2006 Worcester County Poetry Association competition.
Synopsis
Inconsiderate Madness: a narrative sequence of poems about the life of Mary Dyer, a Quaker martyr.
About the Author
Helen Marie Casey is the winner of the first Black River Chapbook Poetry Prize, the 14th National Poet Hunt Prize, the 2012 Barbara Bradley Award, and the 2012 Anita McAndrews Award, and was a finalist for the 2013 Loft Prize for Poetry. Her poetry has appeared in numerous publications, among them Connecticut Review, The South Carolina Review, Tiferet,Louisiana Literature, The MacGuffin, The Larcom Review, The Laurel Review, The Worcester Review, and several anthologies. In addition to her biography, My Dear Girl, and her chapbook, INCONSIDERATE MADNESS (Black Lawrence Press, 2007), Helen has published the chapbook, Fragrance Upon His Lips, and a monograph, Portland's Compromise: The Colored School 1867-1872. Helen is available for poetry readings, presentations, and panels.