MARJORY WENTWORTH was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. Educated at Mt. Holyoke College, 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. Noticing Eden, a collection of poems, was published by Hub City Writing Project in 2003. She is the Poet Laureate of South Carolina.
Ms. Wentworth teaches poetry in “Expressions of Healing” - 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 University of South Carolina’s Poetry Initiative, The Poetry Society of South Carolina, and the SC Center for the Book. She reviews poetry and writes a poetry column for THE CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER .
Marjory Wentworth lives in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina with her husband Peter and their three sons. She works as a publicist.
