Marcus Cafagña Explained

Marcus Cafagña
Birth Date:12 December 1956
Birth Place:Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality:American
Education:Michigan State University (BA, MA)
Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Spouse:Dianne Kitsmiller (died 1993)

Marcus Cafagña (born December 12, 1956, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American poet and professor. He is author of two poetry collections, most recently, Roman Fever (Invisible Cities Press, 2001), and has published poems published in literary journals and magazines including AGNI, Witness,[1] [2] and Poetry Magazine,[3] and in anthologies.

Life

He graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. and an M.A., and Vermont College of Fine Arts, with an MFA. He teaches at Missouri State University.[4] His first marriage, to the poet Dianne Kitsmiller, ended with her death in 1993.[5] He and his second wife, Jenn, have a son named Diego.[6]

Awards

Published works

Full-length Collections

Anthology Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bu.edu/agni/authors/M/Marcus-Cafagna.html AGNI Online > Authors > Marcus Cafagña
  2. http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org/issues/american-families-volume-12-1998/ Witness > American Families - Vol. XXI, No. 2 (1998)
  3. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/browse/160/1#20603158 Poetry Magazine > April 1992 > Marcus Cafagña > Dybbuks
  4. http://english.missouristate.edu/MarcusCafagna.aspx Missouri State University > Faculty > Marcus Cafagña
  5. Book: Dictionary of Midwestern Literature. Philip A. Greasley. Indiana University Press. 2001. 978-0-253-33609-5 .
  6. http://ksmu.org/article/missouri-literary-festival-marcus-cafagna-interview Interview: "Missouri Literary Festival: Marcus Cafagña interview", KSMU