michael olson

Bio for 2025

Mike Olson earned his BA in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Arizona where he workshopped poems with noted poets Nikki Giovanni and Czeslaw Milosz. His work has been widely anthologized and his first full length book of poetry “In The Tall Grasses” was published in July 2024. He has also been a Writer’s Digest Poetry competition finalist 3 years in a row (2022, 2023, 2024). Presently he facilitates the Cincinnati Writer’s Project workshops and is a long-time member and key contributor to the nearly century old Greater Cincinnati Writer’s League.
For more info and samples of his work please visit www.yingyangpoetry.com

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