Professor Dr. Cindy Morgan

Biography

Cindy Hunter Morgan holds a Bachelor of Arts from Albion College and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Lesley University. She is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Michigan State University, where she focuses on poetry influenced by cultural and historical narratives, particularly those related to Great Lakes shipwrecks. Her full-length collection of poems explores these themes and is forthcoming from Wayne State University Press. Morgan's work has been featured in various literary journals, including Salamander, Sugar House Review, and West Branch. She is also the author of several chapbooks, including 'The Sultan, Skater, Bicycle Maker,' which won the Ledge Press 2011 Poetry Chapbook Competition, and 'Apple Season,' recognized in the Midwest Writing Center's 2012 Chapbook Contest. In addition to her poetry, Morgan maintains a blog titled 'Murder Ballad Monday,' where she delves into the murder ballad tradition in folk and popular music. Her creative contributions also include collages that respond to her shipwreck poems, which have been exhibited at Michigan State University.

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