Michael Bazzett

The recipient of National Endowment for the Arts fellowships in both poetry and translation, Michael Bazzett is the author of five collections of poetry, including The Echo Chamber (Milkweed Editions, 2021) and Cloudwatcher, winner of the Stern Prize from the American Poetry Review and forthcoming from Copper Canyon in early 2026. He’s also published two book-length translations, including his verse version of the creation epic of the Maya, The Popol Vuh (Milkweed, 2018), which was longlisted for the National Translation Award and named by the New York Times as one of the best poetry books of 2018. His poems have recently appeared in GRANTA, The Nation, The American Poetry Review, The Paris Review, The London Magazine, Poetry Magazine, and The Sun.