Michael Dickman is an American poet born August 20, 1975 in

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. His work has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''The American Poetry Review'', ''Field'', ''Tin House'', and ''Narrative Magazine''. Michael Dickman currently teaches at

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Education and background

Dickman attended and graduated from La Salle Catholic College Preparatory, after which he attended five colleges (Portland State, the University of San Francisco, Portland Community College, Marylhurst University and the University of Oregon). He received a fellowship from The James A. Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas. In 2009, he received an Alfred Hodder Fellowship at Princeton University.

Career

His poem "Returning to Church" was awarded the 2008 Narrative Prize by

Narrative Magazine ''Narrative'' is an online magazine and website that is dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age and publishes fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and art. It was founded in 2003. History and profile Founded in 2003, the l ...

. Dickman's first book, ''The End of the West'', was published in 2009 by

Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press is an independent, non-profit small press, founded in 1972 specializing exclusively in the publication of poetry. It is located in Port Townsend, Washington. Copper Canyon Press publishes new collections of poetry by both popu ...

. His second book, ''Flies'' (

, 2011), won the 2010

James Laughlin Award The James Laughlin Award, formerly the Lamont Poetry Prize, is given annually for a poet's second published book; it is the only major poetry award that honors a second book. The award is given by the Academy of American Poets, and is noted as one ...

from the Academy of American Poets. He is also the coauthor, with his twin brother

Matthew Dickman Matthew Dickman (born August 20, 1975) is an American poet. He and his identical twin brother, Michael Dickman, also a poet, were born in Portland, Oregon. Life The Dickman twins (Matthew is the younger and slightly taller) were raised in the Le ...

, of the 2012 poetry collection ''50 American Plays'', published by Copper Canyon Press. He and his brother Matthew starred as the pre-cog twins, Arthur and Dashiell respectively, in the 2002

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film ''Minority Report''. Michael and Matthew Dickman were the subject of an April 6, 2009, ''New Yorker'' profile. Michael Dickman's poem "Scholls Ferry Rd.," published in ''Poetry'' Magazine in 2020, received criticism for its use of racist language.

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, the Editor in Chief of ''Poetry'', subsequently resigned.

Family

He is married and has two children.

Bibliography

Collections

* * * * ''Green Migraine'' (

, 2016) *

List of poems

References

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