Poet Laureate
Marjory Wentworth
MARJORY WENTWORTH was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. Educated at Mt. Holyoke College and Oxford University, she received her M.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from New York University. Her poems have appeared in numerous books and magazines, and she has twice been nominated for The Pushcart Prize.
Ms. Wentworth teaches poetry in an arts and healing program for cancer patients and their families at Roper Hospital in Charleston, S.C. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Lowcountry Initiative for the Literary Arts (LILA), The Poetry Society of S C, and the University of SC Poetry Initiative. She writes a poetry column for THE CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER . Ms. Wentworth works as a publicist. She lives in Mt. Pleasant, SC with her husband Peter and their three sons Hunter, Oliver, and Taylor.
Noticing Eden, a collection of poems, was published by Hub City Writing Project in 2003. Her next collection, Despite Gravity, was published in 2007 by Ninety-Six Press. She was appointed Poet Laureate of South Carolina by Governor Mark Sanford in 2003.
Shackles
Based on a true story, Shackles describes what happens when a group of little boys search for buried treasure in their backyard on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, and dig up a bit of history -- a set of shackles used centuries ago on slaves who were held on the island.
“Reading the story and marveling at the illustrations, I laughed and I cried. I love this book. SHACKLES is a must read for children of all ages.”
- Mary Alice Monroe, NY Times bestselling author of Turtle Summer; A Journal for my Daughter.