Dede Wilson (born Marilyn Marie Coco) is an American poet and writer.
[3] Her second book Sea of Small Fears won the 2001 Main Street Rag Chapbook Competition.
David E. Poster wrote in the Wild Goose Poetry Review "Ah, that siren, Dede Wilson.
Its beauty comes from mastery of craft: command of the vowel register, fluent pacing and repetition, facility with echoes and nuances.
[5] Part history, part fiction, blending poetry and narrative, the book caused The Charlotte Observer's reading life editor Pam Kelley to say, "Here's a sentiment you don't often hear: I picked up a new poetry book and couldn't put it down".