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Mary Rykov

 

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Membership level
Full
First name
Mary
Last name
Rykov
Country
Canada
 

ABOUT

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Biography
Puerto Rico-born María Helena Auerbach Rykov is a music therapist-researcher, editor, educator, and writer who currently lives and works in Tkaronto (Toronto). Her songs, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction appear in various venues. She freelances as a writing mentor and editor in multiple genres and disciplines, and serves as volunteer editor for refugee writers through PEN Canada. When not playing with words or music, this poet is a compulsive knitter and an ardent dandelion enthusiast, cyclist, and foodie. More at https://www.maryrykov.com.

"The advantage of poetry over life is that poetry, if it is sharp enough, may last." — Louise Glück
 

PUBLICATIONS AND RECOGNITION

Books and other publications
some conditions apply: poems. [book] Inanna Publications, 2020.

music at a time like this. [compact disc] Music Therapy Services, 2006.
Poetic forms and styles
  • Print poetry
  • Prose poetry
Other writing expertise
  • Creative non-fiction
  • Literary fiction
Translations
English
Spanglish/espangles
 

BOOK THIS POET TODAY

Contact poet directly
mary.rykov.editor@gmail.com
Poets in the Schools (Ontario)
  • Poets in the Schools (primary grades)
International bookings
mary.rykov.editor@gmail.com
Editorial services
  • Individual poem editing
  • Fiction editing
  • Non-fiction editing
  • One-on-one mentoring
Editorial services: detail
All levels of editing (substantive, structural , stylistic, copyedit, proofread).
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