Ann-Chadwell Humphries, Poet

If you have words, you have wealth.

Ann-Chadwell Humphries, author of, “An Eclipse and a Butcher” was selected by Muddy Ford Press for their 2020 Laureate series. Humphries has studied with Nikky Finney, Kwame Dawes, and Ed Madden. She has been profiled in Prairie Schooner and published in Museum of Americana, Kaleidoscope, Poetry Society of South Carolina, Emrys, Jasper, and Fall Lines. As a poetry fellowship finalist, she was a featured poet at Pat Conroy Literary Festival. Due to adult onset blindness, Humphries reads and writes using assistive technology. She considers blindness a gift.

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Ann sits by the Guadalupe River in Gruene, Texas. Photo by Mary Seaborne, Ann's sister. — Ann sits by the Guadalupe River in Gruene, Texas. Photo by Ann’s sister, Mary Seaborne.

Ann Humphries reminds us that whatever we thought we knew, something about the experience could surprise us…Humphries offers little stories in which family, geography, catastrophe, nation are gravities that may push us together or pull us apart…This is a book of resilience and beauty—and love, there is so much love in this book.
Ed Madden, former Poet Laureate, Columbia, South Carolina

The Gift of Blindness

Ann lost her sight as an adult from the genetic disorder retinitis pigmentosa. Now, Ann considers blindness a gift. She composes her work using assistive technology. Read more…

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Ann recites “A Portrait in Bronze of the Eclipse” at Sesquicentennial State Park

Ann captivates audiences with intricate pulses, subtle rhythms, and crafted wind chimes of her poetry. Her poetry readings are as revelatory and delightful as an ocean toe dip in late November. You will want to take her poetry home.
Tim Conroy, author of Theologies of Terrain and No True Route

Meet Ann

Ann is in an old classroom. The room has a chalkboard and multiple wooden desks. She's standing and leaning over one of the desks and smiling.

A Lifelong Learner

Ann grew up in Leakey, Texas and that’s where her lifelong love of poetry started.

Ann holding a copy of My Heart is Not Blind with the pages opened to the portrait of her. She's relaxed on the floor and leaning against the couch. She has a big smile.

Featured in Many Poetry Journals

Ann’s work has been featured in numerous poetry journals and earned her respected awards.

Living in Columbia

Ann calls Columbia home and shares many happy moments with husband, sons and their families.

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Ann’s Poetry

400+

Poems and Essays Written with Assistive Technology

12

Publications and Journals Featuring Ann’s Work

7

Awards Won for Ann’s Poetry

Discover Ann’s published books of poetry!

Ann’s two collection of poems, An Eclipse and A Butcher and My Blind Obsession, are available for purchase. Order your copy of Ann’s poetry books.