M.Brooke Wiese

Early praise for Memento Mori…

“M. Brooke Wiese is an exquisite formal poet. Here, she breathes new life into the sonnet and rides at ease in patterns of her own invention.” – read on

–Billy Collins, Poet Laureate of the United States, 2001-2003, New York State Poet, 2004-2006

“Wiese has spent a lifetime with poetry, and the intensity of years lived reading and pondering shows in the intensely crafted poems of this splendid debut.” – read on

—Molly Peacock, author of The Widow’s Crayon Box

“Some poems convey pain, others great joy, as if the awareness of the space between the contradictory realities behind life and death compels us to understand the mysteries of all that we fear and love.” – read on

–Joyce Wilson, Editor, The Poetry Porch