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M. Bartley Seigel (born Matthew Bartley Seigel in 1974 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American poet, editor, and professor. He was appointed as the poet laureate of Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 2021,[1] and is a former Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow.[2][3]

Books

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In the Bone-Cracking Cold: Poems[4] (Wayne State University Press, 2025)[5] This Is What They Say (Typecast Publishing, 2012).[6]

Life and Education

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Seigel grew up near Lakeview, Michigan. He received a BA in journalism from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and an MFA in creative writing from Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. He was the founding editor of PANK Magazine,[7][8] which he coedited with Roxane Gay from 2006 to 2015. His poetry has frequently appeared in literary journals like POETRY,[9] Michigan Quarterly Review, About Place, Fourth River, Thrush, and elsewhere. He is an Associate Professor of Humanities and the Director of the Writing Center at Michigan Technological University.[10] Seigel lives Houghton, Michigan.

References

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  1. ^ Seigel, M. Bartley. "U.P. Poet Laureate". The Poet Laureate of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. U.P. Poet Laureate Foundation. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Poets, Academy of American. "M. Bartley Seigel". Poets.org.
  3. ^ Seigel, M. Bartley. "M. Bartley Seigel". Academy of American Poets. Academy of American Poets. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  4. ^ "In the Bone-Cracking Cold".
  5. ^ Seigel, M. Bartley (2025). In the Bone-Cracking Cold. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press. p. 80. ISBN 9780814352168.
  6. ^ Seigel, M. Bartley (2012). This Is What They Say (Second ed.). Louisville, KY: Typecast Publishing. p. 125. ISBN 9780984496143.
  7. ^ https://pankmagazine.com
  8. ^ "PANK Magazine". PANK Magazine. PANK Magazine. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  9. ^ "In the Bone-Cracking Cold". The Poetry Foundation.
  10. ^ "M. Bartley Seigel | Humanities | Michigan Tech". www.mtu.edu.
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