Marcus Cafagña

Marcus Cafagña
Marcus Cafagña
Born	December 12, 1956 (age 67); Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Poet; professor;
Nationality	American
Education	Michigan State University (BA, MA); Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Spouse	Dianne Kitsmiller (died 1993)

Marcus Cafagña (born December 12, 1956, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American poet and professor. He is author of two poetry collections, most recently, Roman Fever (Invisible Cities Press, 2001), and has published poems published in literary journals and magazines including AGNI, Witness,^[1]^[2] and Poetry Magazine,^[3] and in anthologies.

Life[edit]

He graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. and an M.A., and Vermont College of Fine Arts, with an MFA. He teaches at Missouri State University.^[4] His first marriage, to the poet Dianne Kitsmiller, ended with her death in 1993.^[5] He and his second wife, Jenn, have a son named Diego.^[6]

Awards[edit]

1995 National Poetry Series, for The Broken World: Poems

Published works[edit]

Full-length Collections

The broken world: poems. University of Illinois Press. 1996. ISBN 978-0-252-06550-7.
Roman Fever. Invisible Cities Press. April 1, 2001. ISBN 978-0-9679683-6-0.

Anthology Publications

Roger Weingarten; Richard Higgerson, eds. (2001). "The Cockroaches of the Tuol Sleng Museum". Poets of the New Century. David R. Godine Publisher. ISBN 978-1-56792-178-6.
Craig Crist-Evans; Kate Fetherston; Roger Weingarten, eds. (2006). Manthology: poems on the male experience. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-988-0.

References[edit]

^ AGNI Online > Authors > Marcus Cafagña
^ Witness > American Families - Vol. XXI, No. 2 (1998)
^ Poetry Magazine > April 1992 > Marcus Cafagña > Dybbuks
^ Missouri State University > Faculty > Marcus Cafagña
^ Philip A. Greasley, ed. (2001). Dictionary of Midwestern Literature. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-33609-5.
^ Interview: "Missouri Literary Festival: Marcus Cafagña interview", KSMU Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

[1] AGNI Online > Authors > Marcus Cafagña

[2] Witness > American Families - Vol. XXI, No. 2 (1998)

[3] Poetry Magazine > April 1992 > Marcus Cafagña > Dybbuks

[4] Missouri State University > Faculty > Marcus Cafagña

[5] Philip A. Greasley, ed. (2001). Dictionary of Midwestern Literature. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-33609-5.

[6] Interview: "Missouri Literary Festival: Marcus Cafagña interview", KSMU Archived 2012-04-20 at the Wayback Machine

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States