Leoson teaches English and psychology courses at numerous colleges and universities in the Cleveland area and nationwide. She loves to write with her dogs at her feet and somehow survives on decaf coffee and protein bars. She holds an M.A. in English & Writing from Western New Mexico University, an M.S. in Psychology from Walden University, and a B.S. in Criminology from Indiana State University. Her writing has been featured in the Twisted Vine Literary Journal, TWJ Magazine, and on NPR's "This I Believe" series.
Mary Leoson describes the relationship between the poet and her “Nana” in a pontoum, a poetic form in which content and form intertwine. See also “Shaman’s Dream,” a prose poem.