Michael Friedman (October 25, 1960 – May 5, 2020) was an American author, poet, editor, publisher, lawyer, and teacher. His most recent work, the fiction novel series ''Martian Dawn & Other Novels'' (2015) was recognized by Editor-in-Chief

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of the ''

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''. The collection includes his first novel ''Martian Dawn'', originally published in 2006 by

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, ''Are We Done Here?'' and ''On My Way To See You''. Friedman is the author of poetry books ''Species'' (2000), and ''Distinctive Belt'' (1985), as well as poetry

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s ''Celluloid City'' (2003), ''Arts & Letters'' (1996), ''Cameo'' (1994), and ''Special Capacity'' (1992). Friedman was the cofounder and editor of the literary journal ''SHINY'', which is now archived at

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. His work has been published in the ''Great American Prose Poems: From Poe to the Present'' (2003) and the ''Encyclopedia of the New York School Poets'' (2009). He was the chair of the board of the Poetry Project at Saint Mark’s Church in

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. Friedman obtained his B.A. in English from

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and his M.A. in English Literature from

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

. He earned a J.D. at

Duke University School of Law Duke University School of Law (Duke Law School or Duke Law) is the law school of Duke University, a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. One of Duke's 10 schools and colleges, the School of Law is a constituent academic unit th ...

. Friedman was also an

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in the MFA writing program at

Naropa University Naropa University is a private university in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 1974 by Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa, it is named for the 11th-century Indian Buddhist sage Naropa, an abbot of Nalanda. The university describes itself as B ...

. He was a partner at the law firm Haligman Lottner Rubin & Fishman, P.C, located in Denver Colorado, which is now part of the national law firm Fox Rothschild LLP. Friedman was born in

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, New York, raised in

, and then moved to

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where he married Dianne Perry. They have two sons Henry and Joe.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Michael Columbia College (New York) alumni Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Duke University School of Law alumni Naropa University faculty 21st-century American novelists American male novelists American male poets Writers from New Rochelle, New York 1960 births 2020 deaths 21st-century American male writers