Mary Hills Kuck claims to be a Midwesterner with Illinois as her home, although most of her adult life she has lived in the US Northeast and in Jamaica, West Indies. Since retiring from teaching German, English, and ESL in a variety of settings, she has settled in Massachusetts with her husband and family. She has published poems in print journals, including the Connecticut River Review, SLANT, Tipton Poetry Journal, Burningword Literary Journal, From the Depths, Poetry Quarterly, Main St. Rag, and others. 

Photo Credit: Deej Bhulazar, Greyson Photography

Books

Before I Forget was published in 2024 by Kelsay Books

Intermittent Sacraments, was published in 2021 by Finishing Line Press

Poems Online

“Incantation,” Amethyst Review “Advice from Grandma When Times Are Hard,”  Haunted Waters Press “Log Cabin Quilt,” Haunted Waters Press “Young Plum Tree,” About Place Journal“ “To Love My Country with a Broken Heart,”  About Place Journal“A poem,”  About Place Journal“Snowdrops” and “Madelyn and the Resurrection of the Body,” Tipton Poetry Journal

Honors

Pushcart Prize Nomination: “ Glory” in Intermittent SacramentsHonorable Mention, Connecticut River Review Poetry Contest: “During that Sleepless Summer,” in Intermittent Sacraments

Other

Her poem, “Hush,” was set to music and included in Let Us Sing, a song book by Sarah Marze for teaching young singers.