RICHARD MICHELSON’s books have been listed among the Ten Best of the Year by The NY Times, Publishers Weekly, and The New Yorker; and among the Best Dozen of the Decade by Amazon.com. He has a National Jewish Book Award and two Gold Medals from the Association of Jewish Libraries. Michelson served as Poet Laureate of Northampton, MA where he owns R. Michelson Galleries which represents many of the country’s premier artists. He curated Featherstone exhibits on Latinx and Black Illustrators. He can often be found on his Campground Cottage porch after each morning’s Polar Bear Swim. richardmichelson.com