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'''Michael Casey''' (born 1947) is an [[United States|American]] poet of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent.
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'''Michael Casey''' (born 1947) is an [[Americans|American]] poet of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent.


His first collection, ''Obscenities'', was chosen by [[Stanley Kunitz]] for the [[Yale Series of Younger Poets]]. Other collections include ''Millrat'' (Adastra Press), ''The Million Dollar Hole'' (Orchises Press), ''Check Points'' (Adastra), ''Raiding a Whorehouse'' (Adastra), ''Permanent Party'' (March Street Press), ''Cindi's Fur Coat'' (The Chuckwagon), and ''The Bopper'' (Kendra Steiner Editions).
His first collection, ''Obscenities'', was chosen by [[Stanley Kunitz]] for the [[Yale Series of Younger Poets]]. Other collections include ''Millrat'' (Adastra Press), ''The Million Dollar Hole'' (Orchises Press), ''Check Points'' (Adastra), ''Raiding a Whorehouse'' (Adastra), ''Permanent Party'' (March Street Press), ''Cindi's Fur Coat'' (The Chuckwagon), and ''The Bopper'' (Kendra Steiner Editions).


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Michael Casey was born in 1947 in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]].<ref name=Bridge>{{cite web |url=http://ecommunity.uml.edu/bridge/review4/casey/index.htm |title=Michael Casey: Coffee Truck & Other |work=The Bridge Review |volume=IV |year=2003 |publisher=Merrimack Valley Culture and University of Massachusetts Lowell}}</ref> He received a B.S. in Physics from [[University of Massachusetts Lowell|Lowell Technological Institute]] in 1968<ref name=Bridge/> where he took a class with the poet and critic William Aiken.
Michael Casey was born in 1947 in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]].<ref name=Bridge>{{cite web |url=http://ecommunity.uml.edu/bridge/review4/casey/index.htm |title=Michael Casey: Coffee Truck & Other |work=The Bridge Review |volume=IV |year=2003 |publisher=Merrimack Valley Culture and University of Massachusetts Lowell |access-date=2006-11-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227142022/http://ecommunity.uml.edu/bridge/review4/casey/index.htm |archive-date=2012-02-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He received a B.S. in Physics from [[University of Massachusetts Lowell|Lowell Technological Institute]] in 1968<ref name=Bridge/> where he took a class with the poet and critic William Aiken.


After military service, Casey began an MS in physics at [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|SUNY Buffalo]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url = |title = Michael Casey|last = Henningfeld|first = Diane|date = January 2007|journal = Guide To Literary Masters & Their Works|doi = |pmid = |access-date = December 30, 2015}}</ref> With the publication of ''Obscenities'', however, he changed course and pursued creative writing, studying under poets [[John Logan (poet)|John Logan]] and [[Irving Feldman]]. His master's [[thesis]] was an early version of ''Millrat''; his advisor for the project was the poet [[William Sylvester]].
Casey served as a military policeman in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970.<ref name=":0" /> He served in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and in Vietnam before beginning a MS in physics at [[University at Buffalo, The State University of New York|SUNY Buffalo]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|title = Michael Casey|last = Henningfeld|first = Diane|date = January 2007|journal = Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works}}</ref> With the publication of ''Obscenities'', however, he changed course and pursued creative writing, studying under poets [[John Logan (poet)|John Logan]] and [[Irving Feldman]]. His master's [[thesis]] was an early version of ''Millrat''; his advisor for the project was the poet [[William Sylvester]].


== Life ==
== War poet ==
After graduating college in 1968, Casey was drafted into the U.S. Army. His stay at Fort Leonardwood, [[Missouri]] provided the material and setting for the later book, ''The Million Dollar Hole''; his work as military police officer in Vietnam's Quang Ngai province is rendered in his debut collection, ''Obscenities''.<ref name=Bridge/>
After graduating college in 1968, Casey was drafted into the [[U.S. Army]]. His stay at [[Fort Leonard Wood]], [[Missouri]] provided the material and setting for the later book, ''The Million Dollar Hole''; his work as [[military police]] officer in Vietnam's [[Quảng Ngãi Province]] is rendered in his debut collection, ''Obscenities''.<ref name=Bridge/>


Casey kept a few books with him while in the military: [[Alan Dugan]]'s ''Poems'', J.D. Salinger's ''Nine Stories'', and a text on thermodynamics. While in Vietnam, Casey studied Vietnamese. He discovered, in a book package delivered for the troops, [[Donald Allen]]'s ''[[The New American Poetry 1945–1960]]'' anthology, and was drawn to the early work of poet [[Edward Field (poet)|Edward Field]].
Casey kept a few books with him while in the military: [[Alan Dugan]]'s ''Poems'', J.D. Salinger's ''Nine Stories'', and a text on thermodynamics. While in [[South Vietnam]], Casey studied [[Vietnamese language]]. He discovered, in a book package delivered for the troops, [[Donald Allen]]'s ''[[The New American Poetry 1945–1960]]'' anthology, and was drawn to the early work of poet [[Edward Field (poet)|Edward Field]].


His writing has appeared in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', as well as in many literary journals and anthologies.
His writing has appeared in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', as well as in many literary journals and anthologies.
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===Books===
===Books===
* {{cite book |title=Obscenities |publisher=Yale University Press |year=1972 |isbn=978-0-300-01548-5}}
* {{cite book |title=Obscenities |url=https://archive.org/details/obscenities00case |url-access=registration |publisher=Yale University Press |year=1972 |isbn=978-0-300-01548-5}}
* {{cite book |title=Millrat |publisher=Adastra Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-938566-81-6}}
* {{cite book |title=Millrat |publisher=Adastra Press |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-938566-81-6}}
* {{cite book |title=The Million Dollar Hole |publisher=Orchises Press |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-914061-86-1}}
* {{cite book |title=The Million Dollar Hole |url=https://archive.org/details/milliondollarhol0000case |url-access=registration |publisher=Orchises Press |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-914061-86-1}}


===Anthologies===
===Anthologies===
* {{cite book |title=Survey of Contemporary Literature |editor=Magill, Frank Northern |publisher=Salem Press |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-89356-050-8}}
* {{cite book |title=Survey of Contemporary Literature |url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofcontempo03fran |url-access=registration |editor=Magill, Frank Northern |publisher=Salem Press |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-89356-050-8}}
* {{cite book |title=Unaccustomed Mercy: Soldier-poets of the Vietnam War |editor=Ehrart, William Daniel |publisher=Texas Tech University Press |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-89672-189-0 |pages=45–48}}
* {{cite book |title=Unaccustomed Mercy: Soldier-poets of the Vietnam War |editor=Ehrart, William Daniel |publisher=Texas Tech University Press |year=1989 |isbn=978-0-89672-189-0 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/unaccustomedmerc00ehrh/page/45 45–48] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/unaccustomedmerc00ehrh/page/45 }}
* {{cite book |title=The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present |editor=Tobin, Daniel |publisher=University of Notre Dame Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-268-04230-1 |pages=582–583}}
* {{cite book |title=The Book of Irish American Poetry: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present |editor=Tobin, Daniel |publisher=University of Notre Dame Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-268-04230-1 |pages=582–583}}
* {{cite book |title=Working Words: Punching the Clock and Kicking Out the Jams |editor=Liebler, M. L. |publisher=Coffee House Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-56689-248-3 |pages=31–32}}
* {{cite book |title=Working Words: Punching the Clock and Kicking Out the Jams |editor=Liebler, M. L. |publisher=Coffee House Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-56689-248-3 |pages=31–32}}
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===Poetry online===
===Poetry online===
* {{cite web |url=http://www.frigatezine.com/essay/countermeasures/ecm02npo.html |title=The Company Pool |work=Frigate: The Transverse Review of Books |number=2 |year=2001}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.frigatezine.com/essay/countermeasures/ecm02npo.html |title=The Company Pool |work=Frigate: The Transverse Review of Books |number=2 |year=2001}}
* {{cite web |url=http://minnesotareview.dukejournals.org/content/2006/65-66/local/front-matter.pdf |title=Bagley's Sign |work=The Minnesota Review |number=65-66 |year=2006 |page=29}}
* {{cite web |url=http://minnesotareview.dukejournals.org/content/2006/65-66/local/front-matter.pdf |title=Bagley's Sign |work=The Minnesota Review |number=65–66 |year=2006 |page=29}}
* {{cite web |url=http://minnesotareview.dukejournals.org/content/2006/65-66/local/front-matter.pdf |title=subscribe subscribe |work=The Minnesota Review |number=65-66 |year=2006 |page=30}}
* {{cite web |url=http://minnesotareview.dukejournals.org/content/2006/65-66/local/front-matter.pdf |title=subscribe subscribe |work=The Minnesota Review |number=65–66 |year=2006 |page=30}}


== Further reading ==
==References==
{{reflist}}


==Further reading==
;Interviews
;Interviews

* {{cite journal |url=http://turnrow.ulm.edu/view.php?i=13&setcat=interview |title=An Interview with Michael Casey |work=Turnrow |publisher=University of Louisiana at Monroe |date=Winter 2005 |volume=4 |number=2}}
*{{cite journal |url=http://turnrow.ulm.edu/view.php?i=13&setcat=interview |title=An Interview with Michael Casey |journal=Turnrow |publisher=University of Louisiana at Monroe |date=Winter 2005 |volume=4 |number=2}}


;Reviews
;Reviews

* {{cite journal |url=http://www.vqronline.org/articles/1987/spring/ehrhart-soldier-poets-vietnam-war/ |first=W. D. |last=Ehrhart |title=Soldier-Poets of the Vietnam War |work=Virginia Quarterly Review |date=Spring 1987 |pages=246–265}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WritingVietnam/kenna.html |first=Justine |last=Kenna |title=Writing Vietnam: A student's view of the course |work=cds.library.brown.edu |publisher=[[Brown University]] |date=January 28, 1999}}
*{{cite journal |url=http://www.vqronline.org/articles/1987/spring/ehrhart-soldier-poets-vietnam-war/ |first=W. D. |last=Ehrhart |title=Soldier-Poets of the Vietnam War |journal=Virginia Quarterly Review |date=Spring 1987 |pages=246–265}}
* {{cite web |first=Helena |last=Minton |url=http://www.frigatezine.com/review/poetry/rpy03min.html |title=If You Thought Vietnam Was Bad |work=Frigate: The Transverse Review of Books}}
*{{cite web |url=http://www.stg.brown.edu/projects/WritingVietnam/kenna.html |first=Justine |last=Kenna |title=Writing Vietnam: A student's view of the course |work=cds.library.brown.edu |publisher=[[Brown University]] |date=January 28, 1999}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1972/8/15/obscenities-pbebven-the-movies-say-war/?page=single |first=Peter M. |last=Shane |title=Obscenities |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=August 15, 1972}}
*{{cite web |first=Helena |last=Minton |url=http://www.frigatezine.com/review/poetry/rpy03min.html |title=If You Thought Vietnam Was Bad |work=Frigate: The Transverse Review of Books}}
* {{cite journal |first=Stephen |last=Spender |title=Poetry of the Unspeakable |work=[[The New York Review of Books]] |volume=20 |number=1 |date=February 8, 1973}}
*{{cite news |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1972/8/15/obscenities-pbebven-the-movies-say-war/?page=single |first=Peter M. |last=Shane |title=Obscenities |work=The Harvard Crimson |date=August 15, 1972}}
*{{cite journal |first=Stephen |last=Spender |title=Poetry of the Unspeakable |journal=[[The New York Review of Books]] |volume=20 |number=1 |date=February 8, 1973}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 13:51, 7 October 2022

Michael Casey
Born1947 (age 77–78)
Alma materLowell Technological Institute
(B.S., 1968)
OccupationPoet

Michael Casey (born 1947) is an American poet of Armenian descent.

His first collection, Obscenities, was chosen by Stanley Kunitz for the Yale Series of Younger Poets. Other collections include Millrat (Adastra Press), The Million Dollar Hole (Orchises Press), Check Points (Adastra), Raiding a Whorehouse (Adastra), Permanent Party (March Street Press), Cindi's Fur Coat (The Chuckwagon), and The Bopper (Kendra Steiner Editions).

Early life and education

[edit]

Michael Casey was born in 1947 in Lowell, Massachusetts.[1] He received a B.S. in Physics from Lowell Technological Institute in 1968[1] where he took a class with the poet and critic William Aiken.

Casey served as a military policeman in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970.[2] He served in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and in Vietnam before beginning a MS in physics at SUNY Buffalo.[2] With the publication of Obscenities, however, he changed course and pursued creative writing, studying under poets John Logan and Irving Feldman. His master's thesis was an early version of Millrat; his advisor for the project was the poet William Sylvester.

War poet

[edit]

After graduating college in 1968, Casey was drafted into the U.S. Army. His stay at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri provided the material and setting for the later book, The Million Dollar Hole; his work as military police officer in Vietnam's Quảng Ngãi Province is rendered in his debut collection, Obscenities.[1]

Casey kept a few books with him while in the military: Alan Dugan's Poems, J.D. Salinger's Nine Stories, and a text on thermodynamics. While in South Vietnam, Casey studied Vietnamese language. He discovered, in a book package delivered for the troops, Donald Allen's The New American Poetry 1945–1960 anthology, and was drawn to the early work of poet Edward Field.

His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone, as well as in many literary journals and anthologies.

Works

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Books

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  • Obscenities. Yale University Press. 1972. ISBN 978-0-300-01548-5.
  • Millrat. Adastra Press. 1999. ISBN 978-0-938566-81-6.
  • The Million Dollar Hole. Orchises Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-914061-86-1.

Anthologies

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Poetry online

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
Interviews
Reviews

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Michael Casey: Coffee Truck & Other". The Bridge Review. Merrimack Valley Culture and University of Massachusetts Lowell. 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  2. ^ a b Henningfeld, Diane (January 2007). "Michael Casey". Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works.