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Michael Garrigan writes and teaches along the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. He is the author of three poetry collections — Ghost Hunting Glaciers (winner of the Grayson Books Poetry Prize), River, Amen (winner of the Weatherford Award for Poetry) and Robbing the Pillars. His writing has appeared in Orion, The Flyfish Journal, Talking River Review, Water~Stone Review, Saranac Review, The Hopper Magazine, River Teeth, and North American Review, among others. His work has been nominated for Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, Best Spiritual Literature, and The Pushcart Prize. Michael was the Artist in Residence for The Bob Marshall Wilderness Area and believes every watershed should have a Poet Laureate. You can find more of his work at ...more

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	River, Amen 4.79 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robbing the Pillars: Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 19 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undeniable: Writers Respond to Climate Change by Leah Angstman (Goodreads Author), Ellery Akers, Joumana Altallal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What I Know [How to Do] 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia (Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books Book 59) by Todd Davis (Contributor), Noah Davis (contributor), Carolyn G. Mahan (contributor) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ghost Hunting Glaciers: Poems it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Songenizios by Michael Garrigan (Goodreads Author), Andrew Jones it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going Across the Water: New and Selected Poems of Harry Humes by Harry Humes, Daniel Donaghy (Editor), Michael Garrigan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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