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RANSOM ON TS ELIOT PRIZE SHORTLIST
POSTED ON 07/01/22
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/oct/14/ts-eliot-prize-unveils-voices-of-the-moment-in-2021-shortlist
READ MORERANSOM PUBLICATION DAY & THE VERB
POSTED ON 18/03/21
March 18th is official publication day for RANSOM, Michael’s 8th collection of poems. Ransom is an intense and vivid exploration…
READ MORERadio 4 series available on BBC Sounds
POSTED ON 14/02/21
MODERN METAMORPHOSES, a Radio 4 series on poetry and the body, written and presented by Michael and produced by Geoff…
READ MORERANSOM CHOSEN AS PBS RECOMMENDATION
POSTED ON 13/02/21
Michael’s eighth full collection – RANSOM – published by Cape in March 2021, has been selected as a Poetry Book…
READ MORENEW POETRY COLLECTION
POSTED ON 15/11/20
Michael’s 8th poetry collection – RANSOM – will be published by Cape (Penguin Random House) in March 2021.
READ MORETHE ANVIL NOMINATED FOR IVOR AWARDS
POSTED ON 03/11/20
THE ANVIL, a work for choirs, soloists and orchestra with music by Emily Howard and libretto by Michael, has been…
READ MORENEW LIMITED EDITION OF ‘TAKK’ PUBLISHED
POSTED ON 13/08/20
Andrew Moorhouse at Fine Press Poetry commissioned Michael together with painter Jake Attree to collaborate on a response to Bruegel’s…
READ MORENEW CHORAL WORK TO MARK PETERLOO ANNIVERSARY
POSTED ON 31/08/19
In a new commission from the Manchester International Festival, Michael worked with composer Emily Howard to produce a major new…
READ MOREPARADISE LOST DRAMA PUBLISHED AS AUDIOBOOK
POSTED ON 16/05/18
Michael’s dramatisation of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ – broadcast earlier this year on BBC Radio 4, is available to buy as…
READ MOREMANCUNIA SHORTLISTED FOR TS ELIOT PRIZE
POSTED ON 13/12/17
Michael’s seventh book of poems – MANCUNIA – has been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize, to be announced at a ceremony…
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