Michael
L.
Liebler
Born:
1953
Detroit
,
MI
Parents: Vernon S. Liebler, Mabel D. Liebler
Children: Shane, Shelby
Address(es):
P.O. Box 120
Roseville , MI 48066
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.mlliebler.com
Phone : 313-577-7713
Fax : 810-294-0474
Parents: Vernon S. Liebler, Mabel D. Liebler
Children: Shane, Shelby
Address(es):
P.O. Box 120
Roseville , MI 48066
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.mlliebler.com
Phone : 313-577-7713
Fax : 810-294-0474
Writings
| Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Respect : the poetry of Detroit music - This collection of poems and lyrics covers numerous genres including jazz, blues, doo-wop, Motown, classic rock, punk, hip-hop, and techno. Detroit artists have forged the paths in many of these genres, producing waves of creative energy that continue to reverberate across the country and around the world. |
Poetry | Adult | East Lansing : Michigan State University Press | 2020 | |
| Heaven was Detroit : from jazz to hip-hop and beyond / edited by M.L. Liebler | Non Fiction , Poetry | Adult | Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press | 2016 | |
|
I want to be once / poems
- Made in Michigan writers series |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit : Wayne State University Press | 2016 | |
|
Bob Seger's house and other stories / edited by Michael Delp and M. L. Liebler
- Made in Michigan writers series |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press | 2016 | |
| A Detroit anthology / edited by Anna Clark. | Non Fiction | Adult | [Cleveland, Ohio] : Rust Belt Chic Press | 2014 | |
| Working Words : punching the clock and kicking out the jams | Poetry | Adult | Minneapolis, MN : Coffee House Press | 2010 | |
|
Wide awake in someone else's dream : poems - Made in Michigan writers series |
Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Press | 2008 | |
| Greatest hits, 1984-2004 | Poetry | Adult | Columbus, OH : Pudding House Publications | 2005 | |
| The moon a box | Poetry | Adult | Kalamazoo, MI : New Issues/Western Michigan University | 2004 | |
| Abandon automobile : Detroit city poetry | Michigan , Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Wayne State University Press | 2001 | |
|
Deliver Me - Christian Poems |
Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1991 | ||
| Breaking the Voodoo: Fiction and Poetry | Fiction , Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Parkville Publishers | 1990 | |
| Whispers by the Lawn: Volume Two | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1986 | |
| Whispers by the Lawn: Volume One | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1985 | |
|
Save the Frescoes That are Us: A Detroit Tribute to Jack Kerouac - Co-edited with Frankie Kerouc-Parker |
Michigan , Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1982 | |
| Measuring Darkness | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1980 | |
| Unfinished Man in the Perfect Mirror | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Casterbridge Press | 1976 | |
| Knit Me a Pair of Your Shoes | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1975 | |
| The Martyr of Pig | Poetry | Adult | Detroit, MI : Ridgeway Press | 1974 |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
"To reach a general audience of potential poetry/fiction lovers. I write much about the common person's experiences and reactions to our contemporary society. I, also, have much work that attempts to interepret the sixties experience."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Poet
Awards:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Murray E. Jackson Scholar in the Arts Award | 2017 -2018 |
|
Library of Michigan Notable Book Award - Working Words: Punching the Clock & Kicking Out the James (Coffee House Press) |
2011 |
| Barnes and Noble Poets and Writers Award | 2010 |
|
Indie Excellence Book Award - For "Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream" (Wayne State University Press 2008) |
2009 |
|
Paterson Poetry Prize for Literary Excellence - For "Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream" (Wayne State University Press 2008) |
2009 |
| Best Detroit Poet | 2005 |
| First Poet Laureate of St. Clair shores, Michigan | 2005 |
Inclusion in biographical or critical works:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Michigan Authors, 3rd edition | 1993 |
Memberships:
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Liebler & the Magic Poetry Band |
Education:
| Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts (M.A.) | Oakland University | Rochester , MI | 1979 -1980 |
| Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) | Oakland University | Rochester , MI | 1974 -1976 |
| Attended | Macomb Community College | 1971 -1974 |
Career:
| Position | Organization | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Arts and Humanites Program and the Writer's Voice Project at the YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit | Detroit , MI | 1997 -2004 |
| Instructor | Macomb Community College | Warren , MI | 1989 -1991 |
| Instructor | Center for Creative Studies | Detroit , MI | 1986 -1990 |
| Faculty | Wayne State University | Detroit , MI | 1980 |
| - Gives about 100 readings across the country a year. | |||
| - Has done several workshops around the state |
Other Resources:
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