Michael Salinger

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area United States

Author/Speaker

Education

Has been writing and performing poetry and fiction for over 25 years. In this time he has become a fixture in the performance poetry and education community. His work has appeared in dozens of literary journals published across the US and Canada, including Poetry Magazine, Sapphire Magazine, Taproot the Detroit Metro Times and the Cleveland Free Times. Five time captain and coach of the Cleveland Slam team that represented the city at the National Poetry Slam competition, he has also served as a consultant and board member to Poetry Slam, Inc., the governing body of Poetry Slams across the country. He currently directs the organization's summer writing and performance conference held a...