MARY SOMERVILLE McSPARRAN

POETRY

“Deposition” – Image
“Palsy” – LETTERS
“Resurrection Morning” – Inkwell
“Waiting for My Identical Sister’s Baclofen Pump Surgery to End” – LETTERS

EXHIBITIONS

– Brighter and Brighter: The Poetry Prints of Sam Maitin
– Here, There, and Yonder: The Limitless Circle of Flannery O’Connor
– Much Love, Louise: The Life of Louise Bradley, 1908-1979
– Please Continue: Literary Correspondence as Conversation
– Vanderbilt Reading Series Pop-Ups

ET CETERA

– Interview with Vanderbilt Library News Online
– Louise Bradley’s Bookshelf
– Presenting on Book Collections in ArchivesSpace
– Teaching with Special Collections
– The Wodehouse Society at Vanderbilt

Mary Somerville McSparran received her BA from UNC-Chapel Hill and her MFA in poetry writing from Vanderbilt University. She gained expertise in literary archiving while completing her MLS at Indiana University and has curated materials by Elizabeth Bishop, Peter Taylor, Roy Blount, Jr., and other writers. As the Curator of Manuscripts at the Vanderbilt Special Collections Library, she works to integrate literature and primary sources through teaching, events, and exhibitions.