Poet Michelle Y. Burke talks about her debut collection Animal Purpose. We talk about the origins of the collection, her love of horses, and more!
About Michelle Y. Burke
Born in Pennsylvania, Michelle Y. Burke earned a BA in creative writing from Loyola University Maryland, an MFA in poetry from the Ohio State University, and a PhD in English from the University of Cincinnati. She is the author of the poetry collection Animal Purpose, winner of the 2015 Hollis Summers Poetry Prize. Her poetry has appeared in Poetry, Hopkins Review, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. She lives in Massachusetts.
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Thursday, January 26, 2017