During this program, Michael Earl Craig reads a few poems, talks about his writing process, and wonders why he gets the same comment, "over and over again," after his live readings.

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Michael Earl Craig is the author of three collections of poetry: Thin Kimono (Wave Books, 2010), Yes, Master (Fence Books, 2006) and Can You Relax in My House, (Fence Books, 2002), and the chapbook Jombang Jet (Factory Hollow Press, 2012). He received a BA in English Literature from the University of Montana, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Massachusetts. His poems have been published in various print and online journals, including Provincetown Arts, The Iowa Review, The Believer, HoboEye, Octopus Magazine, Fence, jubilat, and Denver Quarterly, as well as anthologized in Isn’t It Romantic: 100 Love Poems (Verse Press, 2004) and Poems About Horses (Everyman’s Library Pocket Series, 2009).

Michael Earl Craig lives in Livingston, Montana, where he is a Certified Journeyman Farrier, shoeing horses for a living.

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An interview with Michael Earl Craig by Andrew James Weatherhead at BookSlut.com.

You'll find Thin Kimono and Craig's other poetry collections at Fact & Fiction in Missoula or at your local independent bookseller.

The Write Question is produced by Chérie Newman.

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Guests on the The Write Question are writers, publishers, and illustrators living, or working for an extended period of time, in the western United States. The Write Question is a production of Montana Public Radio.