Maria Fire (Asheville, NC) is a poet whose work has appeared in both popular and literary periodicals on the east coast and in the Midwest, including The Raleigh News and Observer, Mainstreet Rag and Poet Lore. She publicly performs her poetry, leads poetry workshops and is an active member of the North Carolina Poetry Society program committee.

Maria Fire (Asheville, NC) is a poet whose work has appeared in both popular and literary periodicals on the east coast and in the Midwest, including The Raleigh News and Observer, Mainstreet Rag and Poet Lore. She publicly performs her poetry, leads poetry workshops and is an active member of the North Carolina Poetry Society program committee.

Maria Fire (Asheville, NC) is a poet whose work has appeared in both popular and literary periodicals on the east coast and in the Midwest, including The Raleigh News and Observer, Mainstreet Rag and Poet Lore. She publicly performs her poetry, leads poetry workshops and is an active member of the North Carolina Poetry Society program committee.