Meredith Davies Hadaway
Meredith Davies Hadaway has published five collections of poetry—most recently [Among the Many Disappearing Things]—as well as essays and reviews for anthologies and journals.
Her writing focuses on the seamless connection between inner and outer landscapes, the principles of ecopoetics, and the healing space at the intersection of the arts and medicine. In addition to teaching creative writing and literature, she teaches private ecopoetry workshops and plays celtic harp on stage as well as in therapeutic settings. She is the former poetry editor of The Summerset Review.
Hadaway is a longtime champion of both poetry and Washington College, having spent many years on campus serving as VP Communications & Marketing as well as teaching Ecopoetry workshops and literature courses focused on critical approaches to poetry. Her recent projects include a collaborative volume of miniature poems and paintings with artist Marcy Dunn Ramsey, entitled Small Craft Warning.
Education
B.A. Literature, American University, 1976
MA. Psychology, Washington College, 1996
M.F.A. Poetry, Vermont College of Fine Arts, 2003
Selected Publications
Books
- [Among the Many Disappearing Things], Grayson Books, 2024
Small Craft Warning, Chester River Press, 2023 - At the Narrows, Wordtech Communications, 2015
- The River is a Reason, Wordtech Communications, 2010
- Fishing Secrets of the Dead, a Word Poetry first book selection, 2005
Selected Journals
Individual poems in Southern Poetry Review, WomenArts Quarterly, Calyx, Salamander, Green Writers Press, Nimrod International Journal, Women’s Voices for Change, Alaska Quarterly Review, Gulf Stream, and Poet Lore.
Essays & Reviews
“Overtones,” essay on therapeutic music in Bodies of Truth, University of Nebraska Press, 2019
Book reviews for Poetry International, 2005-2012; for Delmarva Review, 2023.
Teaching
- Spring 2025: ENG 222 Introduction to Poetry
- Previous: Ecopoetry; Composition & Literature sections: Writing on Water; On Troubled Waters
Honors
- Rachel Carson Landmark Alliance, Green Mantle Award, 2018
- Delmarva Book Prize for Creative Writing, 2015
- William G. Sackett Fellowship, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, 2012
- Individual Artist Award, Maryland Arts Council, 2011
- Robinson Jeffers Tor House Poetry Prize (honorable mention), 2010