Merrie is a former member of Identity writers’ group and was co-editor of Crocus’s collection Healing Strategies for Women at War. She completed her novel Hum which is set in Manchester. A Mancunian by birth, she now lives in London where she has taught English, Literature and Creative Writing. Her work has been anthologised by Crocus books, The Woman’s Press (Stranger at my Table), Penguin (IC3: New Writing) and by Bloodaxe (Out of Bounds). Her eclectic influences include Sharon Olds, June Jordan, Jayne Cortez, Billy Collins and Jack Gilbert. She describes the creation of each poem as a unique negotiation with form and language to articulate pain or pleasures.

Merrie appears in the archive under the name Marie Guise Williams.