Mike Dockins

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Mike Dockins (born 1972) is an American poet. He is the author of Slouching in the Path of a Comet, published in 2007 by Sage Hill Press. [1] The book has been critically well received. [2] His poem "Dead Critics Society" was selected for inclusion in 2007's Best American Poetry Anthology, edited by Heather McHugh, and also appeared on Verse Daily. [3] His poems have appeared in Greensboro Review, [4] Meridian, [5] and Cimarron Review . [6]

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References

  1. http://www.sagehillpress.blogspot.com/
  2. "RATTLE e-Review: SLOUCHING IN THE PATH... By Mike Dockins".
  3. "Verse Daily: Dead Critics Society by Mike Dockins".
  4. "GR Contributors: Spring 2004". www.greensbororeview.org. Archived from the original on 2008-04-08.
  5. "Meridian - Contents". www.readmeridian.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-07.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2009-05-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)