Marcus Cafagna
Marcus Cafagña (born December 12, 1956, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American poet and professor. He is author of three poetry collections, most recently, All the Rage in the Afterlife This Season (Finishing Line Press, 2023), and has published poems published in literary journals and magazines including AGNI, Witness, and Poetry Magazine, and in anthologies.
Marcus Cafagna
- Name
- Marcus Cafagña
- Born
- 12 December 1956
- Birthplace
- Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
- Occupation
- * Poet
- Education
- Michigan State University (BA, MA) Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
- Spouse
- Dianne Kitsmiller (died 1993)
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Marcus Cafagña • Born — 12 December 1956 • Birthplace — Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. • Occupation — * Poet • professor • Education — Michigan State University (BA, MA) Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA) • Spouse — Dianne Kitsmiller (died 1993)
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He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in 1986 and an MA in 1989 as well as an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 1998. He taught at Missouri State University. His first marriage, to the poet Dianne Kitsmiller, ended with her death in 1993. He and his second wife, Jenn, have a son named Diego.
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• 1995 National Poetry Series, for The Broken World: Poems
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- 1.AGNI Online > Authors > Marcus Cafagña
- 2.Witness > American Families - Vol. XXI, No. 2 (1998)
- 3.Poetry Magazine > April 1992 > Marcus Cafagña > Dybbuks
- 4.Marcus S. Cafagna. english.missouristate.edu.
- 5.Missouri State University > Faculty > Marcus Cafagña
- 6.Philip A. Greasley. Dictionary of Midwestern Literature. Indiana University Press. 2001. 978-0-253-33609-5.
- 7.Interview: "Missouri Literary Festival: Marcus Cafagña interview", KSMU
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Marcus Cafagna is recorded as having studied at Michigan State University and Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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