MichaelPoagewasborninVirginiaandhaslivedin
NewEngland,California,MontanaandoverseasinLatvia
andBosniaandHerzegovina.Hehastencollectionsof
poemspublishedpriortothisnewbook.Heworkedvarious
jobsbeforebecomingordainedintheUnitedChurch
ofChristandservingthreecongregationsinKansas.
HehasalsotaughtatFriendsUniversity,WichitaState
University,theUniversityofLatviaandDzemalBijedic
UniversityinMostar,BosniaandHerzegovina,wherehe
alsoservedasPoet-in-Residencein2017-18.Whennot
inBosniaandHerzegovina,heandhiswife,thehistorian
andwriter,Dr.GretchenEick,liveinWichita,Kansas.