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Episode 65: Michael Kleber-Diggs

Thursday, June 23, 2022
00:03:53
Episode Summary

Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson reads Michael Kleber-Diggs' poem "Every Mourning" from his collection Worldly Things.


Participant(s) Bio

Michael Kleber-Diggs (KLEE-burr digs) (he / him / his) is a poet, essayist, literary critic, and arts educator. His debut poetry collection, Worldly Things (Milkweed Editions 2021), won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, the 2022 Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award in Poetry, and was a finalist for the 2022 Minnesota Book Award. His poems and essays appear in numerous journals and anthologies. Michael is married to Karen Kleber-Diggs, a tropical horticulturist and orchid specialist. Karen and Michael have a daughter who is pursuing a BFA in Dance Performance at SUNY Purchase.

Source: MichaelKleber-Diggs.com


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