Michael Teig
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Michael Teig (born 1968), is an American poet and founding editor of the American literary journal, jubilat.
Born and raised in western Pennsylvania, Teig holds a bachelor's degree in English from Oberlin College and a master of fine arts degree in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.[1]
His first book, Big Back Yard (BOA Editions, 2003), was selected by Stephen Dobyns to receive the inaugural A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. Teig's poems have appeared in periodicals including FIELD, The Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse, The Ohio Review, and The Gettysburg Review. He is a founding editor of jubilat, a twice-yearly international poetry journal.[1]
Teig currently (as of late 2006) lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, where he works as a freelance writer and editor.[1]
[edit] Books
- Big Back Yard (A. Poulin, Jr. New Poets of America Series #25)
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c [1]Web site of the Academy of American Poets, Web page titled "Michael Teig", accessed November 19, 2006
[edit] External links
- [2] Tieg's biography page at the Academy of American Poets Web site
