Mary Karr

Mary Karr
Karr speaking at the St. Louis County Library on September 8, 2016
Born (1955-01-16) January 16, 1955 (age 69)
East Texas
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Years active1987–present
Notable workThe Liars' Club
Websitewww.marykarr.com

Mary Karr (born January 16, 1955) is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas.[1] She is widely noted for her 1995 bestselling memoir The Liars' Club. Karr is the Jesse Truesdell Peck Professor of English Literature at Syracuse University.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Mary Karr". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ Dunham, Lena (January 13, 2017). "The All-American Menstrual Hut: Lena Dunham and the memoirist Mary Karr talk bullying, Jesus, and bra technology". Lenny Letter. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "A Conversation with Mary Karr". Image Journal. Retrieved March 10, 2022.