In 1969, Mary Oishi had her first poem published in Read, a magazine distributed nationally to high school English classes.  Since then, her writings have appeared on various internet sites and in numerous publications, including:

Albuquerque (the magazine) Crosswinds Weekly The Burning Bush Steppin' Out New Mexico Voice Out

El Dorado Sun The Praxis Project Newsletter A Woman's Place ABQArts The Rag The Journal of the Pennsylvania Chiropractic Association

A short fiction, "Appalachian Confessions," was released on Albuzerxque, Volume 16 (2003), a CD collection of Albuquerque writers and musicians.  Mary Oishi has published one chapbook, Naked Without Shame (1988) and released a poetry CD, kiss the world awake, in December 2004.

Sample Writings

White Supremacy:  Beyond the KKK
Dangerous Intersections:  When Isms Meet Homophobia