Ann Marie Gearen

Ann Marie Gearen is a retired psychotherapist who worked for twenty-five years at a shelter for women and children affected by domestic violence. She holds a doctorate in English literature and a masters in social work. With her husband, she lives in Oak Park, Illinois, and Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, where a beloved community is still recovering from the disaster of Hurricane Dorian. Her first poetry collection is Homecoming (2007). Her work has appeared in Primavera, After Hours, Calyx, Abaco...See more

Ann Marie Gearen is a retired psychotherapist who worked for twenty-five years at a shelter for women and children affected by domestic violence. She holds a doctorate in English literature and a masters in social work. With her husband, she lives in Oak Park, Illinois, and Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas, where a beloved community is still recovering from the disaster of Hurricane Dorian. Her first poetry collection is Homecoming (2007). Her work has appeared in Primavera, After Hours, Calyx, Abaco Life, and River Oak Arts, where her poem "Homecoming" was a prize-winner. See less