Middle-America's most engaging authors since 1998.
Middle-America's most engaging authors since 1998.
Michael Poage was born in Virginia. He has published fifteen books of poetry, most recently, Heart: Collected Poems 1975-2024, Spartan Press, 2024. He served as the Poet-in-Residence at Dzemal Bijedic University in Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2018, and has taught English literature and ESL courses in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the U.S., Latvia and, virtually, in Thailand. He lives in Wichita, Kansas with his wife, the historian, teacher, activist, and writer Dr. Gretchen Eick.
Published: 2024
Vivid and assured, Michael Poage sings numinous hymns for these troubled times. Essential.
~Luis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer Prize finalist, The Hummingbird’s Daugherty, The House of Broken Angels
Michael Poage’s collected poems covers over thirty years, alchemizing individual bits of the ordinary into spirit-infused gold. A trustworthy, amiable guide through the vicissitudes of mortal life — a wonderful achievement!
~Dr. Denise Low, award-winning Kansas Poet Laureate (2007-09) with over 25 books including Wing, Shadow Light, and Melange Block