Michael Tyrell

Michael Tyrell is an American poet, editor, actor, and writing teacher.

Tyrell was born in Brooklyn, New York City. He received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has published his poems and reviews in many journals, including The New Yorker, Ploughshares, and The Paris Review. He studied acting at New York University, where he currently teaches writing. From 2001 until 2007, he was the book review editor of the literary magazine Chelsea. Tyrell had a cameo in the 2007 movie Husband for Hire and has appeared in short films and the 2011 film Walk Away Renee.

Publications






Anthologized

 * Cool Thing (Running Press, 2008).