Mary Kovaleski Byrnes

Mary Kovaleski Byrnes is a poet who was featured in Issue 2 (Summer 2026) of Two Cardinals Literary with the poem "A Good Education." In a contributor Q&A, she describes the poem as a meditation on aging, her own and her daughter's, and on parenthood. She names Diane Suess, Maggie Smith, and Paul Harding's novel Tinkers as influences.