1. Michael Lee
91 Gordon St. #2
Brighton, MA 02135
MichaelLeePoet@gmail.com
612­229­3918
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2015­16, Ed.M., 2016, Arts in Education
University of Minnesota, 2007­2015, B.A., 2015, English Language and Literature/Letters
Professional Experience
Avenues for Homeless Youth, Minneapolis, MN
­​Youth Counselor, June 2010 ­ Present
Acted as counsel and support for twenty youth (16­21) experiencing homelessness, with
a focus on independent living skills, transitional housing, individual goal planning (as well as
assisting youth in meeting these goals), and conflict mediation through harm­reduction, trauma
informed care, restorative justice, and holistic care models.
­​Arts Programming Coordinator, ​September 2014 ­ August 2015
Developed and coordinated an arts program and curriculum for twenty youth (16­21)
experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis. Programming focused on narrative building and
healing through the arts. Developed and lead arts programming both within the shelter (such as
poetry workshops, book club, open mic nights, visual art classes) as well as outside of the
shelter, with an added focus on community building, such as viewing and interacting with
installments at museums, theaters, galleries, community centers and other third spaces as well as
participating in community events. Developed spaces for dialogue and reflection on the ways in
which art informs community and one's personal identity. Recipient of a Blueprint Approved
Institute grant from the city of Minneapolis for youth violence prevention with a focus on youth
violence prevention through the arts.
Self, Minneapolis, MN
­​Independent Teaching Artist, May 2010 ­ Present
Perform and teach poetry at various colleges, high schools, youth programs, spiritual
centers, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers around the United States.
Kulture Klub Collaborative, Minneapolis, MN
­​Arts Programming Assistant, ​September 2009 ­ September 2010
Assisted in developing workshops/arts curriculum for youth (16­21) experiencing
homelessness.. Facilitated poetry and interdisciplinary art workshops as well as a monthly open
mic night.

2. Honors/Awards
2015 Minnesota Emerging Writers Grant recipient (Poetry), the LOFT Literary Center
2014 The David Blair Memorial Prize (Organic Weapon Arts)
2014 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Next Step Fund grant recipient, poetry
2013/14 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant recipient, poetry
2014/13/11/10 Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd place (respectively)
2011/2012 VERVE Grant recipient, poetry
Ranked 9th at the 2011 Individual World Poetry Slam Championship
Semi finalist National Poetry Slam 2011 (5th place)
Voted Best Individual Poet at College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational 2011
2011 Nebraska Great Plains Pile Up Poetry Slam Champion
Best Poetry Submission, 2009 Ivory Tower Literary Journal
Selected Publications
Chapbooks
Secondly. Finally,​ Organic Weapon Arts​, ​April 2015 (Winner of The David Blair Memorial
Prize, selected by Natalie Diaz)
Journals
“Refraction”, ​POETRY Northwest (forthcoming)
“A History of the Knife”, ​Copper Nickel (forthcoming)
“When Your Friend is Killed While Talking on the Phone”, ​Hayden’s Ferry Review
(forthcoming)
“The Blade as Key”, “Secondly. Finally”, ​Ninth Letter, 2015
“The Pill”, “Self­Erasure as Applied to My Memory”, ​The Carolina Quarterly, 2015
“​The Sound Lost in the North”, ​Prime Number, 2014
“​The Law of Halves as Applied to the Blade”, “The Survival of What Remains”, ​Phoebe, 2014
“Grindstone”, ​Indiana Review, 2014
“The Taking of Lead”, ​Rattle, 2012
“Before the Gun”, ​Criminal Class Press, 2012
“A Whisper Buried”, “The Wolves Followed Her Ghost”, “Fluorescent Polaroid”​, Not Book,

3. 2011
“5th St. First Congressional”​, Ivory Tower Literary Journal, 2009
Fellowships/Scholarships
Bread Loaf Writers Conference, Middlebury VT, August 2015 (Work Study Scholarship)
Lanesboro Arts Center Artist Residency​, Lanesboro, MN, January 2015
Ten Chances No Hustle​, Minneapolis, MN June 2013
Selected Readings and Speaking Engagements
Cutler Majestic Theatre, MA, 2010
University of Minnesota, 2010/11/12
State Capitol, Youth Moving Forward, St. Paul, MN, 2011
Minneapolis Gay Men’s Chorus/Avenues for Homeless Youth GALA
Breck High School, 2011
Blake High School, 2011
University of Detroit Mercy, 2011
HECUA Writing For Social Change, 2011/13
Haverford College, PA, 2011
Rhode Island School of Design, RI 2012
Brandeis University, MA 2012
Wesleyan University, CT 2012
University of California Santa Cruz, CA 2012
Occidental College, CA 2012/13
Lewis & Clark College, OR 2012
Washington University, MO 2012
Kansas City Center for Spiritual Living, MO 2012/13
Big Lake High School, MN 2013
Lewis & Clark College, OR 2013
The Evergreen State College, WA 2013
Center for Spiritual Living­Seattle, WA 2013,2014
Center for Spiritual Living­Santa Rosa, CA 2013
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 2013
Hope House Transitional Housing, Jonesville, MI 2014/15
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Center City, MN 2014
TedxUMN, Minneapolis, MN 2015
Selected Workshops/Workshop Series/Lectures
Workshop series leader, Kulture Klub Collaborative, 2010
Workshop leader, Breck High School, 2011
Workshop leader, Blake High School, 2011
Workshop leader, Haverford College, PA, 2011

4. Workshop series, Children's Home Society & Family Services, 2011
Workshop series, Avenues for Homeless Youth, 2010/11/13
Guest Lecturer, HECUA Writing For Social Change, 2011
Workshop leader, Washington University, MO 2012
Workshop leader, Kansas City Center for Spiritual Living, MO 2012/13
Workshop leader, Brandeis University, MA 2012
Workshop leader, Wesleyan University, CT 2012
Workshop leader, University of Minnesota, 2010/11/12/13
Workshop leader/guest lecturer, Blake Middle School 2013, 2014
Workshop leader/guest lecturer, The Evergreen State College, WA 2013
Workshop leader, Center for Spiritual Living­Seattle, WA 2013
Workshop leader, Center for Spiritual Living­Santa Rosa, CA 2013
Workshop series leader, after school programming, North High, Minneapolis, MN 2014
Workshop leader, Headway Program, Hopkins, MN 2014,15
Poetry Instructor, Kwanzaa Freedom School, North High, Minneapolis, MN Summer 2014
Voice Acting
­Target Corporation, 2014 Fall National Convention Promo
­Target Corporation, Target Collective Men’s Clothing, 2015
­Keysight Technologies, 2015
Selected Print Appearances/Interviews
­Pioneer Press
­Minnesota Daily
­The Nervous Breakdown