Mary Ann Martin Johnson’s Poetry Workshop
Mary Ann Martin Johnson was born on Thanksgiving, November 26, to proud parents Mr. Monroe Sr. and Mrs. Corine Mc Arthur. She was the eighth child born out of nine children.She has been writing poetry since she was eight years old, and started out entering local poetry contests to try to win a car for her mother. Her poems were always labeled “Unknown Author.”
She dated Mr. Dwayne Vincent Johnson for three years and on June 22, 1979, they were united in Holy Matrimony. They had three children, two sons, Areket (deceased) and Artie, and one daughter, Althea.
In July 2001, The International Library of Poetry published her first known poem, “Just One Drop” in the book titled EMBRACING OUR PASTS. She also won the Editor’s Choice Award from that same selection. Being out of work from 2000 – 2001 due to constant sickness, she set out to write her first book, which was published later. Plagued with the high cost of living, she contacted several book companies, friends and family members to help support her with her endeavors. With no support from family members or friends, she stepped out on faith and published her own CD-ROM version entitled “Poetic Flare.” The book comes in CD-ROM or cassette tape. Armed with no funds, she went to the public library and utilized their resources to make one of her dreams come true. If anyone asked her what kept her focus on task, she’d say, in one word, “Perseverance,” If anyone wants his or her dream to come true also, he or has to work a little each day and, before long, his or her dream would come true too. Don’t ever forget the key word, “Perseverance.” NEVER GIVE UP!!!
We at MAMJPW.COM empathize with the disabled. It may take as little as 30 days to qualify for funds or it may take over two years to qualify. In the meantime, the disabled person still has to go on living and meeting daily medical or physical needs. As a result the disabled are stuck in the middle of nowhere with no help from anyone. We want to be an avenue to help those disabled people until needed funds become available for them.
We would like to help other disabled workers to sell their homemade products. Our goal is to be an avenue for the disabled person to sell their items online and network with other customers who will utilize these items for their own personal use.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Why did you start the MAMJPW.COM website?
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This website was started by Mary Ann Martin Johnson, CEO of MAMJPW.COM, because she is disabled. After looking for programs and help for her medical needs, she found out that there isn’t help for anyone with some or partial health insurance. Medical costs are now at their highest point. So, being disabled, she is not able to sell to the local public because of her inability to walk and because of her sicknesses. She thought of using the internet as her selling tool. For more information on this question, please read the entire “Home” page and the “About Us” page.
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Is this site for everyone, or only for anyone who has a disability?
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Anyone who has a disability is welcome to join in the poetry conversations and sell handmade or purchased items on the MAMJPW.COM website.
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Can anyone sell items on MAMJPW.COM website?
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No, only if you are disabled and don’t have funds coming in yet. Or you could be a parent with an disabled child or anyone living in your household that is disabled in some form or fashion.
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If I am not disabled, may I enter the conversation and share my poetry on MAMJPW.COM website?
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Yes, anyone of adult age can enter a conversation or enter a poem on MAMJPW.COM website.
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Why so much talk about poetry? We have very bad health issues, we need to air those issues and not talk about POETRY.
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If you click on the poem page, the poems are about family issues, feelings, and mostly all kinds of poetry. It’s a way to clean out one’s heart and at the same time talk about what is important in one’s life. In addition to poetry, e-mail an letters are welcome. But no sexual situations or foul language please.
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I’ve clicked on your website to e-mail you, but I couldn’t get through. What can I do to access your site?
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This is a new website, and we are working hard to fix the problems that are occurring. Please write down the e-mail you want us to contact and paste it to your own website. Compose your e-mail, and it will reach us with no problem. In the meantime, we will continue to work on this site until it is one of the best. Please be patient with us.
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What do you do with the Love Gifts?
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Write the recipient a thank you letter. When MAMJPW.COM receives Love Gifts, 20% is used for administration, and the other 80% is kept in a separate account for needy disabled people. For further information, read our Home page and Contact Us page.
Mail all Love Gifts or Donations to:
MAMJPW.COM
c/o Mary Ann Martin Johnson
P.O. Box 3853
Albany, Georgia 31706
