Wiegers, Michael 1964-

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WIEGERS, Michael 1964-

PERSONAL:

Born September 18, 1964, in Belleville, IL; son of Lawrence C. (a dentist) and Joan (a psychologist) Wiegers; married Katherine Garfield (a teacher); children: Ella. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Kalamazoo College, B.A., 1987. Politics: "Commie sympathizer."

ADDRESSES:

Office—Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA 98368. E-mail[email protected].

CAREER:

Coffee House Press, Minneapolis, MN, associate editor, 1990-93; Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA, executive editor 1993—. Lost Roads, publisher; also works as publishing consultant.

WRITINGS:

EDITOR OF POETRY ANTHOLOGIES

(With Monica de la Torre) Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry (bilingual edition), Copper Canyon Press (Port Townsend, WA), 2002.

The Poet's Child, Copper Canyon Press (Port Townsend, WA), 2002.

This Art, Copper Canyon Press (Port Townsend, WA), 2003.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, June 1, 2002, Donna Seaman, review of Reversible Monuments: Contemporary Mexican Poetry, p. 1670.