Robert Fanning

Poet

Mt. Pleasant , MI
Michigan US

Author's Bio

Robert Fanning is the author of eight poetry collections, including five full-length collections: All We Are Given We Cannot Hold (Dzanc Books, 2025), Severance (Salmon Poetry, Ireland, 2019), Our Sudden Museum (Salmon Poetry, Ireland, 2017), American Prophet (Marick Press, 2009), and The Seed Thieves (Marick Press, 2006), as well as three chapbooks: Prince of the Air (Seven Kitchens Press, 2024), Sheet Music (Three Bee Press, 2016), and Old Bright Wheel (Ledge Press Poetry Award, 2001). His poems have appeared in PoetryPloughsharesShenandoahThe Atlanta Review and many other journals. He is a Professor of Creative Writing at Central Michigan University and the founder and facilitator of the Wellspring Literary Series in Mt. Pleasant, MI.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
All We Are Given We Cannot Hold (Dzanc Books, 2025)
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Severance (Salmon Poetry (Ireland), 2019)
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Our Sudden Museum (Salmon Poetry (Ireland), 2017)
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American Prophet (Marick Press, 2009)
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The Seed Thieves (Marick Press, 2006)
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Old Bright Wheel (Ledge Press, 2003)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Children
Born in: 
Geneva
Switzerland
Raised in: 
MI
Michigan
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Last update: Aug 16, 2025