MICHAEL GARRIGAN
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Books, Readings, media

Books & Collections - Feel free to e-mail me if you'd like to purchase a signed copy of any of these collections. ​
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Robbing the Pillars - Homebound Publications, July 2020. 

The headwaters of Robbing the Pillars begin deep in the anthracite country of Pennsylvania and wind their way through mountain tributaries before reaching the Susquehanna River. These poems venture out west through smeared Nebraskan skies, up wild Washington waters, and into the Siskiyou Mountains as meteors split the sky on fire. They traverse the wet woods of Maine along the West Branch of the Penobscot River to the peak of Katahdin. They hike the Appalachian, Continental Divide, and Pacific Crest Trails.
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In the early coal mines of Pennsylvania, miners crawled into the deepest parts of the mines, set dynamite, and blew joists holding up walls in hopes of getting the last valuable rock before the mountain collapsed -- robbing the pillars. The poems in Robbing the Pillars are the dynamite, the pillars, the rock, the mountain, and the miners. They embrace terrains familiar and forgotten -- those which have been stripped and left to become wild again. They explore the physical (geological, riverine), familial, personal, and cultural landscapes of our world as we rob its pillars.

Broadsides 
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“The River, Dark” broadside designed by Andrew Jones to commemorate my reading as part of the Archway Reading & Lecture Series. Signed and number (50)! $10
To celebrate the official release of Robbing the Pillars, I have collaborated with the incredibly talented Grace Kominsky to design two art prints (broadsides) featuring the title poem. The prints are 6”x8", signed, and perfect for framing. Each print is $10.
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Chapbooks
What I Know [How to Do] - Finishing Line Press, October 2019
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Songenizios: Poems Inspired by Songs (co-written with Andrew Jones) - June 2020, Competent Backstop (Amazon)
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Media & Digital Broadsides 
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