Michael Glaser (poet)
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Michael S. Glaser served as Poet Laureate of Maryland
, from August 2004 through August 2009.
He graduated from Denison University
with a B.A. and from Kent State University
with a M.A. and Ph.D. He began teaching at St. Mary's College of Maryland
in 1970, retired and became a Professor Emeritus in 2008. He lives in St. Mary's City with his wife, Kathleen, and is the father of five grown children and grandfather of nine grandchildren.
, where he co-founded and directed the bi-annual Literary Festival and the annual Voices reading series.
He is a recipient of the Homer Dodge Endowed Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Columbia Merit Award from the Poetry Committee of the Greater Washington, D.C. area for his service to poetry.
Glaser, a widely sought speaker and workshop leader, has served as a Maryland State Arts Council poet-in-the-schools for over 20 years and also serves as a speaker with the Maryland Humanities Council.
Poets Laureate of Maryland
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, from August 2004 through August 2009.
He graduated from Denison University
Denison University
Denison University is private, coeducational, and residential college of liberal arts and sciences founded in 1831. It is located in Granville, Ohio, United States, approximately 30 miles east of Columbus, the state capital...
with a B.A. and from Kent State University
Kent State University
Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...
with a M.A. and Ph.D. He began teaching at St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is a public, secular liberal arts college located in St. Mary's City, Maryland. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and designated as a Public Honors College . St. Mary's College is a small college, with about 2,000...
in 1970, retired and became a Professor Emeritus in 2008. He lives in St. Mary's City with his wife, Kathleen, and is the father of five grown children and grandfather of nine grandchildren.
Awards and accolades
He served as head of the Division of Arts and Letters, and chair of the English department at St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's College of Maryland, established in 1840, is a public, secular liberal arts college located in St. Mary's City, Maryland. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges and designated as a Public Honors College . St. Mary's College is a small college, with about 2,000...
, where he co-founded and directed the bi-annual Literary Festival and the annual Voices reading series.
He is a recipient of the Homer Dodge Endowed Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Columbia Merit Award from the Poetry Committee of the Greater Washington, D.C. area for his service to poetry.
Glaser, a widely sought speaker and workshop leader, has served as a Maryland State Arts Council poet-in-the-schools for over 20 years and also serves as a speaker with the Maryland Humanities Council.
Works
- A Lover’s Eye (The Bunny & Crocodile Press)
- In the Men’s Room and Other Poems, which was the winner of the 1996 Painted Bride Quarterly chapbook competition.
- Being a Father' July 2004
- Fire Before the Hands won the 2007 Anabiosis Press chapbook contest.
- Remembering Eden Finishing Line Press 2008
- Disrupting Consensus was winner of he 2009-2010 Teacher's Voice chapbook competition.