Founder and CEO of Keep St. Pete Lit (2013-present)
Poetry Books
Mending the Nets (coming 2025)
Feast (2021)
Longing for the Deep End (2011)
Exploring My Options (2006)
Previous Work
Co-Founder, Columnist, and Literature Editor of The Artisan Magazine (2022-2024)
Director of SunLit Literary Festival (2017-2023)
Literature Editor for Gulf Coast Journal (October 2019-January 2021)
Board President Friends of Mirror Lake Library (2019-2022)
Co-Founder Summerfolk Press (2006-2012)
Education
Certificate in Arts & Culture Strategy from University of Pennsylvania (2018)
Certificate from National Speakers Association’s Speaker Academy (2011)
English B.A., with Literary Studies Concentration from University of South Florida (2008)
Publications
Our Lady of Sorrows, Grandma’s Perfume, Grandfather, The Fisherman, and Family– The Ravens Perch Journal
The Red Shag Carpeted Stairs– 7th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology, Moonstone Art Center
Without Words– Writing in a Women’s Voice Journal
Grandmother’s Curtains– Chameleon Chimera, An Anthology of Florida Poets (coming in 2024 from Purple Ink Press)
Mending the Nets and The Red Shag Carpeted Stairs– Quail Bell Magazine
Jaws– “2023 in a Flash” Scars Publications
Great Grandmother– “On Stones and Bones” Scars Publications 2023 poetry collection
My Grandfather’s Typewriter, Great Grandmother, The Beach at Night, and The Pink Castle – Down in the Dirt Magazine (v212)
Grandma’s House – “Love (In the Original Language) Anthology,” Moonstone Art Center
Wild Creature – The Artisan Magazine Vol One August 2022
All That is Required, Playing with Dolls, Her – Rookery in Art Coast Journal
Performance
A Celebration of Word and Song poetry performance in collaboration with Shae Krispinsky, Nyssa Hanger, and Will Quilin at Hooch and Hive. (2022)
The Art of Healing poetry performance in collaboration with poet Denzel Johnson- Green at Florida Craft Art (2020)
Literary Carousal at MFA poetry performance at Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg during the 6th Annual SunLit Literary Festival (2019)
Tales Thrice Told poetry and dance performance in collaboration with choreographer Paula Kramer and actor/writers Fannie Green and Bob Devin Jones for Short & Sweet Theater Week at University of South Florida St. Petersburg (2019)
Tapestry poetry performance in collaboration with dancer Helen Hanson French and musician Frank Wells for Your Real Stories: Story Days at Iberian Rooster (2018)
GASP! The Gasparilla Fringe Festival exphrastic poetry performance inspired by Flags by Alex Katz at Tampa Museum of Art (2017)
Unified collaborative dance performance by Helen Hanson French, a live mural painted by Carrie Jadus, a poem entitled “Hey Ladies” by Maureen McDole, and and original score by Elizabeth Baker. Morean Center for Clay (2017)
2nd Annual Fantastic Exphrastic poetry collaboration with artist Carrie Jadus at Soft Water Studios (2017)
Prisoner of Consciousness collaborative musical and poetry performance with Elizabeth A. Baker at Timucua Arts White House Orlando, FL (2016)
Synesthesia poetry performance in collaboration with painter Carrie Jadus and Zulu Painter directed by Sheila Cowley at The Studio@620 (2016)
1st Annual Fantastic Exphrastic poetry collaboration with artist Carrie Jadus at Soft Water Studios (2016)
Mythos, Art, and Writing: Stories and Poems Inspired by the Heroic Journey poetry performance inspired by exhibit at Morean Arts Center (2014)
Poetry Showcase poetry performance and coordinator of group poetry reading at Morean Arts Center (2013)
Poetry Open Mic Host at Crumb’s bar and Grill (2013)
Poetry Showcase with poet Brandon Lacy Campos at Ding Dong Lounge NYC (2010 & 2012)
Exhibitions
Literary Carousal original prose poem commissioned for Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg photography exhibition (May 11 through August 11, 2019)
2nd Annual Fantastic Exphrastic poetry collaboration with artist Carrie Jadus at Soft Water Studios (February 24-March 11, 2017)
Down the Rabbit Hole poetry collaboration with photographer Christopher Wharton at Bloom Art Center (May 21-June 21, 2016)
1st Annual Fantastic Exphrastic poetry collaboration with artist Carrie Jadus at Soft Water Studios (February 19-March 12, 2016)
Film
TIME original poem commissioned and featured in film in collaboration with dancer Sarah Emery (2023)
The Motherhood Project original poem commissioned and featured in film in collaboration with dancer Helen French (2018)
FEAST original poem commissioned and featured in film in collaboration with dancer Kellie Harmon (2017)
Art Installations
Weather Vane Bookcase at Gasparilla Festival of the Arts. In collaboration with artist Heath Linkogle for Keep St. Pete Lit (February 15-17, 2015)
Awards
MUSE winner for Literary Arts St. Petersburg Art Alliance (2016)
Winner of Urban Congo’s Pavillion Project Weather Vane Bookcase at Gasparilla Festival of the Arts. In collaboration with artist Heath Linkogle (February 15, 2015)
Columns
The Write Life The Artisan Magazine (August 2022-2024)
Maureen McDole 