Mary Burger is a poet, prose writer, and visual artist whose work addresses fragmented consciousness and identity formation. Her books include the novella Sonny and the poetry and short prose collections Then Go On and A Partial Handbook for Navigators. She co-edited the anthology Biting the Error, featuring critical writings on innovative narrative forms. Her writing has appeared in literary journals such as The Brooklyn Rail and Denver Quarterly, and she has exhibited her visual works in juried exhibitions and solo shows.