Michael Montlack

Michael Montlack earned his MFA from The New School.

He is the author of three poetry collections: Cosmic Idiot (Saturnalia Books, 2027); Daddy (NYQ Books, 2020); and Cool Limbo (NYQ Books, 2011). 

Among Montlack’s honors include the 2025 Smartish Pace Erskine J. Poetry Prize and a residency at Moulin à Nef, sponsored by Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. 

A professor at City University of New York and New York University, he lives in New York, New York.