Category Archives: Announcements

Announcing the Winner of This Year’s 30 for 30

As you know, Grace Cavalieri, Maryland’s Poet Laureate, was this year’s 30 for 30 judge. All of this year’s poems were judged blindly in a document I sent to her in May. After reading all the poems, she has selected … Continue reading

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A Brief Gazelle Now Available for Pre-Order

A Brief Gazelle: Poems of Love and Grief is now available for pre-order. Here’s what’s being said about the book: Because he writes about what we value, Mike Maggio restores consciousness to language. His unswerving commitment to clarity makes poetry … Continue reading

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Coming soon from San Francisco Bay Press

Cover artwork and design by Antonella Manganelli

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Conflict, Tragedy, Resolution: Poems and Essays

In response to the ongoing tragedy in the Middle East, I will be posting poems of protest, of witness, of resistance, of survival and of empathy by poets from all over the country and, hopefully, from all over the world. … Continue reading

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Call for Poems and Essays: Conflict, Tragedy, Resolution

In light of the recent tragedy that occurred in Israel on October 7 and the resultant, ongoing tragedy that is happening in Gaza, I am putting out a call for poems and essays related to Conflict, Tragedy, Resolution: poems of … Continue reading

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Featured Book Listing: 2023 International Book Awards

Let’s Call It Paradise, winner of the International Book Award for Contemporary Poetry, is now a featured book listing on the American Book Fest web site. For more information or to purchase, check it out. And I am still selling … Continue reading

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Poetry Workshop October 14 from 1-3 EST

On October 14, from 1-3 PM EST, Mike Maggio will present a collage poetry workshop to the Poets on the Green Line. To attend, please follow this link on Saturday October 14th, and make sure to have a favorite book … Continue reading

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An Interview

Hello everyone, Here’s an interview that Annalisa Crawford did with me and which just came out today. Stay tuned for A Brief Gazelle: Poems of Love and Grief, to be published soon by San Francisco Bay Press, and Woman in … Continue reading

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Let’s Call It Paradise – Winner of the International Book Awards

Here’s the updated cover for Let’s Call It Paradise, available now at Amazon.com

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The Poetry Society of Virginia Centennial Festival

In May 1923, a small group of poets, desirous of fostering and stimulating an interest in poetry in the Commonwealth, met in the Chapel of the Wren Building at the College of William and Mary. There they drew up a … Continue reading

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