Michael Waters

by George Dance Michaels Waters (born 1949) is an American poet and editor.

Life
Waters earned a B.A. and an M.A. at the State University of New York at Brockport, an M.F.A. at the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. at Ohio University.

He lives in Ocean, New Jersey, and teaches at Monmouth University and Drew University. =Recognition== He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Fulbright Foundation, Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council, and four Pushcart Prizes.

Poetry

 * Anniversary of the Air. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1985.
 * The Burden Lifters. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1989.
 * Bountiful''. Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Mellon University Press, 1992.
 * Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 1997.
 * Parthenopi: New and Selected Poems. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2001.
 * Darling Vulgarity. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions, 2006.
 * Gospel Night. 2011.

Edited

 * Dissolve to Island: On the Poetry of John Logan. 1984.
 * A. Poulin, Jr., Selected Poems. 2001.
 * Perfect in Their Art: Poems on Boxing from Homer to Ali (with Robert Hedin). Southern Illinois University Press, 2003.
 * Contemporary American Poetry (with A. Poulin, Jr.).. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006.

Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy the Vermont Studio Center.