Mary Mercier is a poet inspired by nature, flight, and the barking of crows. Her chapbook Small Acts was published by Parallel Press and her poems have appeared in Pensive, Comstock Review, Abandoned Mine, Common Ground Review, and other journals. Her most recent books include the Birdy Poetry Prize Finalist, Five Reports of Fugitive Dust, published by Meadowlark Press in 2024, and a picture book, The Butterfly Boat (De vlinderboot), published in 2025 by Clavis Books.