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Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas. She is widely noted for her 1995 bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. Karr is the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.
Learn about Mary Karr, the award-winning author of The Liars' Club, Cherry, Lit, and Tropic of Squalor. Find out about her upcoming events, books, and music collaborations.
Mary Karr is an award-winning poet, essayist, songwriter, and memoirist from East Texas. She first gained attention for her controversial Pushcart Award-winning essay, "Against Decoration," (reprinted in Viper Rum), in which she took aim at excessive verbal ornament in poetry.
Learn from the master of memoir how to write and read this popular literary form. Explore Karr's own work and insights, as well as her favorite memoirs by other authors, in this book that blends humor, wisdom, and honesty.
Learn about Mary Karr, a poet and memoirist who writes about her hardscrabble childhood, drug addiction, and Catholic faith. Explore her books of poetry and prose, such as The Liar's Club, Cherry, and Lit, and her awards and honors.
Mary Karr is an American poet, essayist and memoirist. She rose to fame in 1995 with the publication of her bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. She is the Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.
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Oct 21, 2021 · Thus opens “The Liars’ Club,” Mary Karr’s haunting memoir of growing up in East Texas in the early 1960s, virtually motherless, and fiercely seeking to understand her parents, their lives and...
