Michael Teig was born in Franklin, PA in 1968. He is the author of There's a Box in the Garage You Can Beat with a Stick. His first book, Big Back Yard (BOA Editions, 2003), was the winner of the A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in such journals as FIELD, Conduit, Black Warrior Review, Bateau, Crazyhorse, Pleiades, A Public Space, and Forklift, Ohio. Teig is co-founder and editor of jubilat and holds degrees from Oberlin College and the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. His honors include awards and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Academy of American Poets, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Teig lives in Easthampton, MA, with his wife and son.