Michael MageeCrowed is Michael Magee's fifth collection of poetry and a Sally Albiso Prize finalist. In this collection he goes back to his Celtic roots, family, and friends and pays homage to those he's learned from. His most recent third third and fourth collecions were Shiny Things and Budapest After Dark, published in 2025. His plays and poetry have been produced here and in England and Greece. New work appears in Open Book: Western Washington Poets Network Anthology and Cirque. He conducts writing workshops and appears on KTAH FM RadioTacoma, VerseDaily.Org, and The Writer's Almanac. Michael's poems reflect his interest in nature, theatre, music, literature, and travel. His mentors and friends have been David Wagoner, Ben Drake, and William Matchett, professors emeriti at the University of Washington. His musical influences include: Franz Liszt, Chopin, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Marianne Faithfull, and Townes Van Zandt. He has lived in England and traveled in Ireland as well as Hungary, Morocco, and Turkey. He is recipient of a Jack Straw Residency and lives in Tacoma, Washington. Read More Read Less