Unfolding the Field
July 26, 2016
Michael Spring’s fourth book of poetry. According to Jared Smith, “Michael Spring’s poems are deeply centered within something greater than himself; something that through a nonlinear awareness of, he can become part of—an entering into that which is wild, blue, and indistinct in its outlines. Michael Spring is of the alchemists.”
According to Absinthe Poetry Review, “Michael Spring is a poet with a rich inner life. Whoever he is in this world, he is also someone who works with the transformative energies of the imagination. His poetry is totemic, introspective, and written with a soulful music that comes predominantly from the natural world. His work invites us to look further than knowledge can reach.”
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.
