Umbrella Talk
Michael Martin is a poet, editor and filmmaker. In 2020 he was a finalist for Poetry International’s Cavafy Poetry Prize. His first collection of poetry, Extended Remark was published by Portals Press. Poems from his new poetry manuscript appear in journals such as, Poetry International, Denver Quarterly, EPOCH, Salamander, American Journal of Poetry, Poetry Ireland, RHINO, & the Moth, among a bunch of others. His poetry-films have been officially selected and received awards in international film festival competitions such as Buenos Aires International Film Festival and NYC’s Northern Film Festival. For a decade Martin lived in Amsterdam where he was a feature writer and editor with Amsterdam Weekly; in 2010 he edited the anthology Rules of the Game: The Best Sports Writing from Harper’s Magazine.
Umbrella Talk
Like a Sunburn Slapping Its Own Face