Poetry. "This collection refuses to be pinned into a corner and has enough corazon to face taboo square in the eye. This is Einstein mixed with Wu-Tang-thought experiments gone wild, the if/then proposition combusting into something brave and new. Cirelli is a nasty (like badass like whoa) poet. Believe that"—Willie Perdomo.

Author City: Brooklyn, NY USA

Michael Cirelli is the author of EVERYONE LOVES THE SITUATION (Penmanship Books, 2011), VACATIONS ON THE BLACK STAR LINE (Hanging Loose Press, 2010), and LOBSTER WITH OL' DIRTY BASTARD (Hanging Loose Press, 2008), which was a New York Times best-seller from an independent press and was features in the "Debut Poets" Issue of Poets & Writers magazine. He has also authored two curricula, Poetry Jam (Recorded Books, 2010) and Hip Hop Poetry & The Classics (Milk Mug, 2004), and is the Executive Director of Urban Word NYC. As a performer, he has been a National Poetry Slam finalist and was featured on the HBO series Def Poetry Jam and Brave New Voices. He lives on the moon.

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