Michael C. Peterson holds degrees from Stanford University and UVA, and completed his MFA in poetry at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. He is currently completing his PhD as the Elliston Fellow in Poetry at the University of Cincinnati. His work is most recently forthcoming in journals such as Memorious, Blackbird, The Southern Review and elsewhere. He is the recipient of awards and fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Yaddo, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.