Mary Ardery

Mary Ardery is a poet and essayist whose debut collection, Level Watch, was published by June Road Press in 2025. The book draws on her years as a wilderness guide for women in a substance-abuse treatment program in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Her poems on recovery and nature have won the IPPY Award gold medal and an Indiana Authors Award. Her flash essay "Benevolent Ruler" was also published in The Cincinnati Review.