Michael Cirelli's first collection, Lobster With Ol' Dirty Bastard (Hanging Loose Press, 2008) was a New York Times best-seller from an independent press and was features in the "Debut Poets" Issue of Poets & Writers magazine. He has also authored two curricula, Poetry Jam (Recorded Books, 2010) and Hip Hop Poetry & The Classics (Milk Mug, 2004), and is the Executive Director of Urban Word NYC. He has been featured in World Literature Today, Spoken Word Revolution Redux, King Magazine, and HBO's Def Poetry Jam. He lives on the moon.

Books by Michael Cirelli:

Other poems on the web by Michael Cirelli:
"Michelle"