-- Kim Addonizio
Her show was epic. I am being one hundred percent honest when I say that Marty McConnell is unrivaled. She gave us a show that will reverberate throughout our membership for semesters to come.
-- C. Pope, Hampshire College
Marty McConnell’s poems grab the so-called ‘academy’ by the hand and the spoken word movement by the shirt tail, and remind them they’re play cousins. Anne Sexton and Marie Howe are proud. So are Saul Williams and Patricia Smith. Whether reading at Bar 13 or leading sessions with students groups at high school poetry festivals, Marty is a constant favorite of young audiences. And to witness her in action is a treat.
-- Khalil Murrell, Poetry-in-the-Schools Coordinator,
Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Program
We are safe in Marty McConnell's words, and grow as a community as she grows inside language, inside an ever-blooming love of herself, our humanity!
-- Major Jackson
The fabulous Marty McConnell showed us once again where the page and the stage collide in one beautiful, powerful set.
-- Rob Sturma, co-curator, Green Poetry,
Los Angeles
Marty McConnell is a brilliant poet, the future of the genre.
-- Thomas Lux
...a serious commentary on gender roles and sexuality.
-- Alex Traub, "Poetry Slamming: On to the Championships,"
Intelligent Life/The Economist
This is the fire I want to sit by, this is the fire that feeds me!
-- Laure-Anne Bosselaar
Marty is magic. She harnesses the power of words for the good fight, not least for the triumph of story, rhythm, myth and concrete.
-- E. Stark, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Her poetry is original, thought provoking, and life altering. Her performance at the Palm Beach Poetry Festival was unforgettable.
-- H. Jaffe, Palm Beach Poetry Festival participant
-- R. Henderson, 2008 National Poetry Slam participant