Michael Klein
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Michael Klein
@boypoet.bsky.social
Latest is “The Early Minutes of Without: New & Selected Poems,” ghostwriting two books of true crime, consulting poets & essay/memoir writers since moving to Newport, RI four years ago. I don’t believe in trigger warnings. michaelklein.substack.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
My dear friend Marie Howe just won the Pulitzer prize, so I thought I'd share an introduction I gave her for a reading she did here in Rhode Island.
Introducing Marie Howe
Tonight in Rhode Island
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May 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Derby Day, 1984. Me taking the winner, Swale, to get saddled for the race.
May 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
New stack.
April 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Portsmouth
April 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
I have a website with book info & also how to get in touch if you are working on a memoir or poetry manuscript & need editing help, etc. The site also features testimonials from writers I’ve worked with towards publication.

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Michael Klein
MICHAEL KLEIN is a five-time finalist and two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for poetry. He's also the author of two books of autobiography and his work has appeared in Poetry, Paris Review,...
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April 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Our new love affair begins with Ralph! Bringing her home today.
December 9, 2024 at 7:35 PM
My new book of essays, “Happiness Ruined Everything: Essays on Devotion” was just taken by Galileo Press, 2025-26 pub date. Yippee!
December 4, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Great reading the other night at Riff Raff books in Providence … poetry will soon be having a renaissance— for it is what is spoken underground.
November 13, 2024 at 3:11 AM