Merry FortuneMerry Fortune is a poet, musician, and environmentalist of German and Native American descent. She is a former editor of The World, editor of Pagan Place (with Robert Martens), and former coordinator for the Poetry Project Monday niht reading series. She has appeared in several anthologies: The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry (Thunder's Mouth), The Portable Boog Reader (Boog Literature), and The Unbearables "Help Yourself!" Anthology (Autonomedia). Her poems, reviews and articles have appeared in The Poetry Project Newsletter; Boog-City; Brooklyn Review; Lungfull!; Fire (UK); High Times; Rattapallax; 6ix; Tamarind; CanWeHaveOurBallBack?; E-News online magazine and G (publications of the NYS Green Party). She is currently working on a compilation of essays, conversations, and profiles featuring dedicated and articulate artists, activists and politicians--previous interviews include: Penny Arcade, Stanley Aronowitz, Darius James, Mary Jo Long, Wanda Phipps, and Wreckless Eric. She has a collaboration with musicians Don Christensen, Pat Place and Julia Murphy (FAT) on the 3-CD compilation State of the Union (Electronic Music Foundation) produced by Elliott Sharp and is producing a recording titled The Love Dogs of Misfortune featuring musicians Daniel Carter, Don Christensen, Dee Pop, Barry Seroff, Dave Sewelson, Marc Ribot, and Drew Waters. Merry was born in downtown Brooklyn and currently lives and works in New York City. Read More Read Less