updates | Mick Powell Poet

mick was honored to be a Poetry faculty member at McCormack Writing Center's 2026 Summer Workshop!

DEAD GIRL CAMEO is the winner of the 2026 Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association!

DEAD GIRL CAMEO is listed as a Best Book of the Year for 2025 and Best New Poetry Books from the New York Public Library.

good news forthcoming here!

mick was awarded a residency at Yaddo for Spring 2026!

mick is now a Board Member for

Host Publications' Board of Directors!

mick's full-length poetry debut

DEAD GIRL CAMEO

is available for purchase now, wherever you buy books!

mick was selected for the Poets & Writers

Get the Word Out Fellowship for Debut Poets!

mick was selected as a

2024 Torch Retreat Fellow!