Anne Marie Wells is an award-winning poet, playwright, memoirist, and oral storyteller. She is the founder and host of The Joy of Poeting, a weekly Zoom show and emerging brand. Her debut poetry collection, Survived By: A Memoir in Verse + Other Poems, was published by Curious Corvid Publishing in April 2023. Her chapbook Mother, (v) won the 2023 Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Contest and was released in 2024.
Her travel memoir, Happy Iceland: How Icelandic Strangers Taught a Miserable American the Secret to Lifelong Happiness, will be released by Star Belt Press in June 2026. She is a freelance copy editor, proofreader, and writing coach.
