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ANNE'S BOOKS

Collections of Anne's Poetry and Original Stories

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Letting Myself In 

Poems Reflecting on Life's Transitions (2013)

Buy Letting Myself In from SPDAmazonDos Gatos Press or Barnes & Noble

Purchase a signed copy for $15 from InSpiritry

Listen as Anne reads the poems from Letting Myself In

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Along Greathouse Road 

Winner of the Edwin M. Eakin Memorial Manuscript Award (2004)

Poems of Rural Texas

Purchase from Amazon or Barnes & Noble

Purchase a signed copy with audiobook CD for $15 from InSpiritry

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Along Greathouse Road (audiobook)

2-CD Audiobook of Anne's award winning colletions

Anne Reading Poems with Musical Backdrops

Produced by InSpiritry (2005)

Included with any InSpiritry purchase or $10 separately

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Under a Blameless Moon

Winner of the Pudding House Chapbook Prize

Chapbook of Anne's peace and social justice poems

Published by Pudding House (2007)

Purchase a signed copy for $10 from InSpiritry

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Kevin & the Seven Prayers

An Original Peace Parable with Discussion Prompts

Published by InSpiritry (2009)

Purchase a signed copy for $5 from InSpiritry

 

NON-FICTION

       Anthology of Instructional Essays on Writing Poetry 

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Wingbeats: Exercises & Practice in Poetry

Poetry essays with writing exercises and example poems

Includes Anne's Workshop Essay, "Speaking the Unspoken"

Published by Dos Gatos Press (2011)

Purchase at Small Press DistributorsAmazonBarnes & Noble or Dos Gatos Press

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ANTHOLOGIES

Collections of Poetry & Stories that Include Anne McCrady's Writing 

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Bards Against Hunger (2023)

Anne's Poem "The Hungry Season" appears in this upcoming anthology

Published by Local Gems Press, Long Island, NY

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Odes & Elegies - Eco-Poetry from the Texas Gulf Coast (2021)

Anne's poem "Bolivar" appears in this collection

Edited by Katherine Hoerth, Published by Lamar University,Beaumont, Texas

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In a Garden of Ashes - Poetry of Resilience (2020)

Anne's poem, "Next Step", appears in this collection

Published by Local Gems Press, Long Island, NY

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Twelve East Texas Poets - An Anthology (2020)

A lovely set of Anne's poems open this collection

Published by Peter Hoheisel & Destiny Kelley

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Waco WordFest Anthologies (2016-19)

The 2019 Collection includes Anne's poem, "The Many Ways to Say Water"

Published by HOT Press

Purchase through Amazon

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Words In Concert - Poems Inspired by Classical Music (2019)

Includes Anne's poem "Mozart Serenade"

Published by the Fort Worth Poetry Society (2019)

Proceeds go the Fort Worth Symphony

Purchase through Amazon

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Book Return (CD audio anthology)

Poems from the 2018 Georgetown Poetry Festival

Includes Anne's poem "Roses"

Produced & Offered for Purchase by SeaDog Studios (2018)

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Sowing Seeds of Peace

2018 Art of Peace - Tyler Anthology

Anne's poem "Hallowed Ground" is included

Published by InSpiritry, Edited by Anne McCrady (2018)

Purchase from InSpiritry


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Enchantment of the Ordinary

Includes Anne's poem "Maps"

Published by Mutabilis Press (2018)

Purchase through Mutabilis Press 

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Bridging the World (CD audio anthology)

Poems from the Poetry Society of Texas Summer Conference

Poems Read by Poets with Musical Backdrops

Produced & Offered for Purchase by SeaDog Studios (2018)

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2019 Texas Poetry Calendar

Poems written by Texans and Friends of Texas

Anne's poem "Roses" in included

Published by Kallistor Gaia Press (2018)

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The Southern Poetry Anthology: Voume VIII Texas

Published by Texas Review Press (2018)

Purchase on Amazon or Texas A&M University Press

 

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Building Bridges, Making Peace

2017 Art of Peace Tyler Anthology

Anne's Poem "Build a Bridge" is included

Published by InSpiritry, Edited by Anne McCrady (2017)

Purchase from InSpiritry

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Rising Rains

Poems Concerning Hurricane Harvey

Anne's Poem "Watermark" is included

Published by Local Gems Press (2017)

 

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 Stone Renga 

A collaborative poem in the ancient Chinese tradition

Anne's stanza about a stone in a river is included

Published by Tale Feathers Press (2017)

Purchase from Amazon

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Devices

Writings on Technology

Anne's poem "Repairman" is included

Published by Wordrunner Press as an eChapbook (2016)

 

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Bearing the Mask - Southwestern Persona Poems

A collection of persona poems highlighting the American Southwest

Anne's poems, "Dolores" and "Tough by Nature," are included

Published by Dos Gatos Press (2016)

Purchase from Amazon or Dos Gatos Press

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 Paths to Peace - Journey to Wholeness

Poems from the 2016 Art of Peace Festival - Tyler, TX

Anne's poem, "Labyrinth," is included

Chapbook published by InSpiritry and Edited by Anne McCrady (2016)

Purchase from InSpiritry

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Voices Israel - Poetry from Israel & Abroad

Annual collection of international poetry

Anne's poems have been included in several volumes

Published by Voices Israel Group of Poets in English

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Texas Poetry Calendars

Yearly Planning Calendars featuring Texas poems and poets each week

Anne's poetry has been included every year except one from 1999-2017

Released each October by Dos Gatos Press 

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 Intertwined 

Poems from the 2015 Art of Peace Festival - Tyler, TX 

Anne's poem, "Intertwined," is included

Chapbook published by InSpiritry and Edited by Anne McCrady (2015) 

Purchase from InSpiritry

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Her Texas: Story, Image, Poem & Song 

Selections from Texas Women Writers, Musicians and Artists

Several of Anne's poems are included

Published by Wings Press (2015)

Purchase from Amazon

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Out of the Depths: Poetry of Poverty -- Courage & Resilience

Anne's poem, "Deluge," is included

Published by Holy Cow! Press (2015)

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A Taste of Literary Elegance: Wine, Cheese & Chocolate

Anne's poem "Chocolate" is included

Published by Manzanita Writers Press (2014)

Purchase from Amazon

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Hunger for Peace

Poems from the 2014 Art of Peace Festival - Tyler, TX

Chapbook published by InSpiritry and Edited by Anne McCrady (2014)

Purchase from InSpiritry 

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G.R.I.T.S. - Girls Raised in the South

An anthology of Southern Queer Womyns' Voices & Their Allies

Anne's Poems, "Girl" and "Written" are included

Published by FreeVerse Publishing (2013)

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PeaceWords

Poems from the 2011 Art of Peace Festival - Tyler, TX

Anne's poem, "More," is included

Chapbook published by InSpiritry and Edited by Anne McCrady (2011)

Purchase from InSpiritry 

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From Under the Bridges of America

Poems about Homelessness

Anne's poems, "Poverty is an Empty House" and "Blessings" are included

Published by (Sweet)MO Press (2011)

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Improbable Worlds

An Anthology of Texas and Louisiana Poets

Anne's poem, "Urban Suite," is included

Published by Mutabilis Press (2011)

Purchase from Amazon 

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Agave

A Celebration of Tequila

Anne's poem, "Con Gusano," is included

Published by Ink Brush Press (2011)

Purchase at Amazon 

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The Art of Peace 

Poems by Anne McCrady, Angela O'Donnell, Ned Balbo & Michael Lythgoe

Poems for the Art of Peace Festival - Belton, TX

Chapbook published by Fordham University (2010)

Purchase from InSpiritry

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Cup of Comfort for a Better World

Inspiring True Stories of Volunteerism and Service

Anne's Story "More Blessed to Give" is included

Published by Adams Media (2010)

Purchase Kindle version at Amazon or Nook version at Barnes & Noble

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Christmas Traditions

True Stories that Celebrate the Spirit of the Season

Anne's story, "The Taste of Christmas," is included

Published by Adams Media (2009)

Purchase on Amazon

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Big Land, Big Sky, Big Hair - Best of the Texas Poetry Calendar

Selections from a decade of Texas Poetry Calendars

Published by Dos Gatos Press (2008)

Anne has several poems included

Purchase at Amazon or Dos Gatos Press

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Cup of Comfort for Single Mothers

Stories that Celebrate the Women Who Do It All

Anne's story "Happy Father's Day" is included

Published by Adams Media (2008)

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Dog Blessings

Poems & Stories for Dog Lovers

Anne's poem, "Ceremony at Dawn," is included

Published by New World Library (2008)

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Miracles of Motherhood

Poems, Prayers & Stories for New Mothers

Anne's poem, "For Sleep," is included

Published by Center Street (2007)

Purchase from Amazon

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Book of Hopes and Dreams

International Scottish Poetry Anthology for Medical Aid to Afghanistan

Anne's poem, "Having Invited HIm Into My Kitchen," is included

Published by BlueChrome Press (2006)

 

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My Heart's First Steps

Writings that Celebrate the Gifts of Parents

Anne's poem, "For a New Mother," is included

Published by Adams Media (2004)

Purchase at Amazon

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 Suddenly

Prose Poetry & Sudden Fiction

Anne's prose poem, "Building C, Apartment 12," is included

Published by Stone River Press (2003)

Purchase at Amazon

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 MotherWords

Poems and Stories for Mothers

Anne's poem is included

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Essential Love

Poems about Mothers and Fathers, Daughters and Sons

Anne's poem, "On Morgan Street," is included

Published by Grayson Books (2000)

Purchase at Amazon

 

 

 

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