Michael Earl Craig is an American poet and farrier living in Livingston, Montana.[1] He was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1970.[2]

Michael Earl Craig
Born1970
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Montana
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Known forPoetry
StyleFree verse

Craig is the author of six books of poetry. His work has been included in the anthologies Isn’t It Romantic (2004), Everyman’s Library Poems About Horses (2009), and The Best American Poetry (2014).[3] He served as Poet Laureate of Montana from 2015 to 2017.[4]

The Poetry Foundation writes that "Craig's poems question the assumptions and habits of daily life, using humor and frequent glimpses of a torqued pastoral landscape."[3]

Craig attended the University of Montana as an undergraduate[5] and received an MFA from the University of Massachusetts in 1998. In 1997, he rode a horse across the state of Montana.[6]

Bibliography

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  • Iggy Horse. Wave Books. 2023. ISBN 978-1-95026-875-7.
  • Woods and Clouds Interchangeable. Wave Books. 2019. ISBN 978-1-94069-681-2.
  • Talkativeness. Wave Books. 2014. ISBN 978-1-93351-783-4.
  • Thin Kimono. Wave Books. 2010. ISBN 978-1-93351-746-9.
  • Yes, Master. Fence Books. 2006. ISBN 978-0-97710-646-2.
  • Can You Relax in My House. Fence Books. 2002. ISBN 978-0-97131-891-5.

References

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  1. ^ Edwards, Haley (26 October 2006). "Driven by the need to put poetry back on the map". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ^ Lehman, David; Hayes, Terrance, eds. (September 9, 2014). The Best American Poetry 2014. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-47670-815-7.
  3. ^ a b "Michael Earl Craig". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Michael Earl Craig". Wave Books. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "An interview with Michael Earl Craig". Bookslut. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011.
  6. ^ Craig, Michael Earl (18 November 2016). "Where Was I: Adventures in Reading". The University of Arizona Poetry Center. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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