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Dede Wilson

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Louisiana State University (BS) }} Dede Wilson (born Marilyn Marie Coco) is an American poet and writer. She has published short stories, essays, seven books of poetry, and a family memoir. Her fourth book of poetry, ''Eliza: The New Orleans Years'' has also been produced as a one-woman show.

Wilson has published stories and poems in many literary journals including ''Beloit Poetry Journal'', ''Poet Lore'', ''Tar River Poetry'', ''The South Carolina Review'', ''New Orleans Review'', ''Painted Bride Quarterly'', ''The Asheville Poetry Review'', ''Spoon River Poetry Review'', ''The Carolina Quarterly'', ''Southern Poetry Review'', ''Cave Wall'', ''Nimrod'', and ''The Cream City Review''.

Her first book ''Glass'' was a finalist in the Persephone Press Competition. Her second book ''Sea of Small Fears'' won the 2001 Main Street Rag Chapbook Competition. She was a winner in the Blumenthal Readers' and Writers' Competition and has taught poetry workshops for the North Carolina Poetry Society and at Queens University of Charlotte. Provided by Wikipedia