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by Michael Spring

Ravenwood

July 8, 2015

 

Selected works from award-winning poet Michael Spring correspond with the watercolor paintings of Deborah Ann Dawson.

 

About the Author – Michael Spring has won several awards and distinctions, including the 2013 Turtle Island Poetry Award for his chapbook Blue Wolf; Honorable Mention in the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award, for his third book Root of Lightning; and the 2004 Robert Graves Award. In 2014, he was an Artist-in-Residence for the Oregon Caves National Monument. Michael is a natural builder, martial arts instructor, and poetry editor for The Pedestal Magazine.

 

About the Artist – Deborah Ann Dawson grew up in Oregon’s Rogue Valley and majored in Art at what is now Southern Oregon University. In 1978, she was the first woman to receive the Outstanding Senior of the Art Department Award. For three years, Deborah was an Artist in Residence for the Southern Oregon Arts Council, teaching drawing and watercolors to thousands of elementary school children. Learn more at deborahanndawson.com.

 

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Michael Spring

Michael Spring was the author of numerous poetry books and chapbooks and one children’s book. His most recent poetry book was dentro do som / inside the sound (Companhia das Ilhas, Portugal, 2021). His latest chapbook Kahlo’s Window (SurVision Books, 2023) won the James Tate Prize. Other poetry awards he receoved include The Robert Graves Award, The Turtle Island Poetry Award, runner-up for the Paris Book Festival Award, and an honorable mention for the Eric Hoffer Book Award. He was also a recipient of a Luso-American Fellowship from DISQUIET International. His poems appeared in numerous publications, including: Atlanta Review, Crannog, Flyway, Gavea-Brown, The Midwest Quarterly, NEON, New York Quarterly, Paris/Atlantic, Poetry New Zealand, and Spillway. He was a poetry editor for The Pedestal Magazine and founding Editor-in-Chief of Flowstone Press. Approaching Pianowood Harbor, Michael’s final book of poetry, earned Honorable Mention in the 2024 Sally Albiso Poetry Book Awards.

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