Essential Workers

<p><strong>Michael Poage</strong> was born in Virginia. He has published </p><p>fifteen books of poetry most recently <em>HEART: </em></p><p><em>COLLECTED POEMS</em> 1975-2024 Spartan Press 2024. </p><p>He served as the Poet-in-Residence at Dzemal Bijedic </p><p>University in Mostar Bosnia & Herzegovina 2018 and </p><p>has taught English literature and ESL courses in Bosnia </p><p>and Herzegovina the U.S. Latvia and virtually in </p><p>Thailand. He lives in Wichita Kansas with his wife the </p><p>historian teacher activist and writer Dr. Gretchen Eick</p>