Michael Marberry’s work has appeared or is forthcoming in The New Republic, West Branch, Crab Orchard Review, Sycamore Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Bat City Review, and elsewhere. A recipient of a 2015 Pushcart Prize, Michael is currently pursuing his PhD at Western Michigan University, where he serves as Assistant Coordinator of the WMU Creative Writing Program and as Coordinator of the Poets-in-Print Reading Series. He hails from Tennessee.