Cindy Hunter Morgan

Poet

East Lansing, MI
Michigan US

Author's Bio

Cindy Hunter Morgan is the author of Far Company (Wayne State University Press, 2022) and Harborless (Wayne State University Press), which was a 2018 Michigan Notable Book and the winner of the 2017 Moveen Prize in Poetry. She also is the author of two chapbooks, Apple Season (Midwest Writing Center Chapbook Award, 2012) and The Sultan, The Skater, The Bicycle Maker (Ledge Press Chapbook Award, 2011). She teaches creative writing at Michigan State University and is a co-founder of FILMETRY, a festival of film and poetry. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of journals, including Tin House Online, Passages NorthSalamander, Sugar House Review, and West Branch. She writes occasionally for Murder Ballad Monday, a blog devoted to the exploration of the murder ballad tradition in folk and popular music, and she leads various poetry workshops and book arts workshops.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Far Company (Wayne State University Press, 2022)
,
Harborless (Wayne State University Press, 2017)
Chapbooks:
Apple Season (Midwest Writing Center Press, 2013)
,
The Sultan, The Skater, The Bicycle Maker (Ledge, 2012)
Prizes won: 

2017 Moveen Prize in Poetry; 2012 Midwest Writing Center Chapbook Award, judged by Shane McCrae, 2011 Ledge Press Chapbook Award

 

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Children, Naturalists/Environmentalists, Teachers, Teenagers
Fluent in: 
English
Raised in: 
MI
Michigan
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Last update: Jan 11, 2023