The Marvelous Real was reviewed by Gray Ciocco in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on March 1, 2026. Download the PDF. Meadowlark Press announces the release of The Marvelous Real via The Emporia Gazette, January 2, 2026. Tess Barry's poetry collection The Marvelous Real is now available for preorder from Meadowlark Press. In April 2025, Tess Barry's poetry manuscript The Marvelous Real was named a finalist for the Birdy Poetry Prize by Meadowlark Press and will be published by Meadowlark in 2025. Tess Barry's poetry manuscript The Marvelous Real was a finalist for The Louisville Review's National Poetry Book Contest by Fleur-de-Lis Press. Tess Barry's poetry manuscript The Marvelous Real was a finalist for the 2024 Ex Ophidia Press Contest. 2020 Bridport Poetry Prize Shortlist (UK) 2018 Bridport Poetry Prize Shortlist (UK) Manchester Poetry Prize Shortlist Press Release