Mary Fontana ~ Author

“Rio Grande Roulette” at The Lemonwood Quarterly

Opinion about citizenship for undocumented US residents in National Catholic Reporter
“Finding Purpose After Goals” : guest column for Wisdom of a Mediocre Mother
“Artifact: Shoes” at BorderLore
“The Paradox at the Heart of Service” at Gonzaga Magazine
“Remembrance of Box Fans Past” reprinted from Woolgathering
“Rotten Fruit” at America Magazine

Poems

Two poems in The Hudson Review (second-place winners of the 2026 Frederick Morgan Prize)
“Murder” in The Shore
“Marrow” in Tamarind (paywall)
“Love Letter Signed by the Actuary” in Marrow
Two poems in The Wild Umbrella
“Poinsettia” in Bluestem Magazine
“Meditation Culminating in a Line From My Son’s Comic Book” at MER Literary
“Echo” in SWWIM Everyday
Two poems in Moss; “Silo Song” was reprinted in the Yakima Herald-Republic
“January” in Woolgathering
“Deep South” in Rust + Moth

Criticism

Review of You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World at Only Poems
“5 Poetry Collections from the US-Mexico Border” at Only Poems