Robert Fanning

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Robert Fanning is the author of four full-length poetry collections: Severance, (2019, Salmon Poetry), Our Sudden Museum (2017, Salmon Poetry), American Prophet (2009,Marick Press), and The Seed Thieves (2006, Marick Press), and two chapbooks: Sheet Music (2015, Three Bee Press), and Old Bright Wheel (2002 Ledge Press Poetry Award). His poems have appeared in Poetry, Ploughshares, Shenandoah, The Atlanta Review, and other journals. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at Central Michigan University. He is also the founder and facilitator of the Wellspring Literary Series in Mt. Pleasant, MI., where he lives with his wife, sculptor Denise Whitebread Fanning, and their two children.

To read his work, visit www.robertfanning.wordpress.com.
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Our Sudden Museum

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American Prophet

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The Seed Thieves

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Severance

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Knowing Knott: Essays on an...

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Old Bright Wheel: Poems

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message 1: by Robert (last edited Dec 31, 2025 06:52AM)

Robert Beware: there is another poet named "Robert Fanning" whose books are not mine, such as "Poetry in Images," etc. Be sure to double check! Thanks!


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