Unfolding the Field

Michael Spring's fourth book of poetry. According to Jared Smith, "Michael Spring’s poems are deeply centered within something greater than himself; something that through a nonlinear awareness of, he can become part of—an entering into that which is wild, blue, and indistinct in its outlines. Michael Spring is of the alchemists."According to Absinthe Poetry Review, "Michael Spring is a poet with a rich inner life. Whoever he is in this world, he is also someone who works with the transformative energies of the imagination. His poetry is totemic, introspective, and written with a soulful music that comes predominantly from the natural world. His work invites us to look further than knowledge can reach."

Michael Spring is the author of three previous books. His first book, Blue Crow, was translated into Portuguese by the University of the Azores. A selection from his second book, Mudsong, won The 2004 Robert Graves Award. In 2007 Oregon State University Library and Poetry Northwest named Mudsong one of 150 outstanding poetry books in Oregon's 150-year history. His third book, Root of Lightning, was awarded an honorable mention for the 2012 Eric Hoffer Book Award. A recent chapbook, Blue Wolf, won the 2013 Turtle Island Poetry Award. Michael recently won a 2016 Luso-American Fellowship from DISQUIET International, and is featured reading a poem in collaboration with composer-musician Martin Birke on the CD Your Sleekest Engine by Genre Peak (Gonzo Multimedia, 2016). He lives in southern Oregon.