Nathan Spicer interviews Michele about running, envy, and Wichita (as well as poetic structure, geographic distance, and the creative process) on The Southeast Review.
The inimitable Walter Hess reviewed Ink for an Odd Cartography in the The July/August issue of the American Book Review. Discover why Hess says Michele knows the latitude and longitude of love!
The Midwest Book Review also offers up a brief review of Ink. Give 'em some love.
Dan Wilcox, an amazing poet and social activist, curates the world's largest photographic collection of unknown poets. He was kind enough to send me a few from back in my Albany open-mic days, as well as a couple more current ones. Not sure where to put them, so they are hanging on my Links page. Click on the Links tab to check them out.
Check out a cool review of Ink for an Odd Cartography from the fabulous Muse at Highway Speeds,.
The Slush Pile, a new online literary magazine, published Michele's poem "The odd thing about me is" in its inaugural issue.
Ink for an Odd Cartography, Michele's long-awaited first full-length collection, is now available from Black Lawrence Press!
Michele has burst onto the blogosphere! Check out Michele's interview with Martha Silano, author of two poetry collections, Blue Positive and What the Truth Tastes Like, on Martha's blog Blue Positive.
Also, Ink for an Odd Cartography is recommended summer reading! Marcela Sulak, author of All the Things That Don't Exist, I Love You Best, recommends the collection on No Tells, the blog of No Tell Motel.
Finally, Michele recommends her own summer reading for Delirious Hem's "Deviant Beach Reads".
Check out Michele's review of Larry Levis' The Dollmaker's Ghost in the Spring 2009 online edition of Rain Taxi.
Also check out this fab little article about Michele's dreams of becoming a Solid Gold dancer included in the April 2009 issues of the Gotham Writers Workshop newsletter.
Michele's poem "Eating out without" was included in Alimentum's Menupoems for National Poetry Month. Menupoems were printed as a broadside and included in the menus of 20 New York restaurants.
Michele is now teaching poetry writing for Gotham Writers' Workshop.
She is also participating in the poetry project Starting Today: Poems for the First 100 Days. This online project, curated by Arielle Greenberg and Rachel Zucker, will post a new poem each of the first 100 days of the Obama presidency. Make sure to check the site for Michele's poem on April 3rd.
2008
The cover art for Ink is finished! Check it out on Michele's Contact page and send her an email telling her what you think.
Michele's poems appear in the most recent issues of Slab, Center and The Gihon River Review. Her poem "Petit Mal" is included in the recently released anthology Love You to Pieces: Creative Writers on Raising a Child with Special Needs.Michele is pinch hitting for the other team. No, not that team. She's now writing critical reviews. You can check out her first poetry review online at Rattle Magazine.
2007
Check out Blue Mountain Center, a working community of writers, artists, activists and musicians on Blue Mountain Lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains. Michele will be there from mid-July to mid-August.
2006
Check out Hungarian Literature Online for a review of the September 2006 reading at Nyitott Műhely bookstore in Budapest.
Michele was awarded a 2006 Travel and Study Grant from the Jerome Foundation to research post-WWII Budapest in Hungary. The Jerome Foundation was created by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill (1905-1972). It supports the creation and production of new artistic works by emerging artists living in Minnesota and New York City.
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Michele's manuscript Ink for an Odd Cartography was a finalist for the Black Lawrence Press St. Lawrence Book Award and the Lewis-Clark Press Discovery Award. It was also a semi-finalist for the Tupelo Press Poetry Award for a first book, Eastern Washington University's Blue Lynx Prize, and the Main-Traveled Road Press first book award.
"No Swimming" received a 2006 Mikrokosmos Poetry Award.
2005
"Like a Sine Curve" received a 2005 AWP Intros Award and was published in Willow Springs.
"Commitment" received a 2005 Mikrokosmos Poetry Award.
Photo by Bob Asta