Marcia F. Brown is the author of four poetry collections and editor of the anthology Port City Poems, Contemporary Poets Celebrate Portland, Maine. From 2013 – 2015 she served as Poet Laureate for the City of Portland, Maine. Her book of essays and food writing, Well Read, Well Fed ~ A Year of Great Reads and Simple Dishes for Book Groups (Sellers Publishing 2015) was named a finalist for the 2016 Maine Literary Awards. She resides with her husband in Cape Elizabeth, ME where she has co-hosted the monthly reading series, Local Writers at The Local Buzz since 2011.
