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Michael Waters is the author of numerous poetry collections, including eight from BOA Editions: Pagan Sky: New and Selected Poems 2000-2025 (2026); Caw (2020); Celestial Joyride (2016); Gospel Night (2011); Darling Vulgarity (2006), a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Parthenopi: New and Selected Poems (2001), a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize; Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum (1997); and Not Just Any Death (1979). He is co-editor of Contemporary American Poetry (Houghton Mifflin, 2006), and editor of The Selected Poems of A. Poulin, Jr. (BOA Editions, 2001). His honors include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, Fulbright Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, five Pushcart Prizes, and Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. For more information about Michael Waters, visit michael-waters.com.

Books by Michael Waters

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