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Awarding-winning Poet • AMOROUS SHEPHERD (2010); CIRCUS (2018).
Founder & Principal @themicheauxgroup

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Honored to celebrate the great Ed Roberson, who has been burnishing a poetics of deep attention and intricate architecture. We should be so lucky to even aspire to his commitment to craft. #poetics #poetry #baba #blackliterature by @amorousshepherd

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Poems in the current issue of @brooklynrail , the first of which was inspired by the great @sunilgupta7402 and the other a memory from a lifetime ago, given back to me by @catsjellicleball by @amorousshepherd

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Working at the intersection of the written word and opportunity, The Micheaux Group provides thoughtful representation for writers and collaborates with publishers, cultural institutions, and organizations to develop literary programs that foster connection, elevate craft, and expand access.

We work with intention and care, championing distinctive voices, building lasting partnerships, and creating spaces where words can be experienced and shared.

Our work is rooted in relationships, guided by integrity, and driven by a deep belief in the power of language to shape culture and community.

#TheMicheauxGroup #ThoughtfulAdvocacy #CuratingCulture by @amorousshepherd

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2 months ago

Ready to begin @thesealeychallenge tomorrow, with gratitude to the poets and translators

@mosab_abutoha / Rafael Alberti (translated by John Murillo) / @paradiselaust / Aaron Coleman / Mahmoud Darwish (translated by Rena Hammami and John Berger / Vievee Francis / @jorie.graham / Nicolás Guillén (translated by Aaron Coleman / Marilyn Hacker / @e_hughes_poetry / @fadyjoudah / @mkdordiggsy / @zaffaekunial / @rickeylaurentiis / @robincostelewis / @kylecarrerolopez / @nick.makoha / Les Murray / Niyi Osundare / Sterling D. Plumpp / @tannerprattt / @mark.spencer.reece / @c_ed_roberson / @seminewblack / Kedarnath Singh (translated by Vinay Dharwadker, Anamika, Christi Merril, E. V. Ramakrishnan, @koyamparambathsatchdanandan, and Harish Trivedi / @danez_smif / Gerald Stern / Mutsuo Takahashi (translated by @jeffreyangles / @lktuffaha / @r.a.villanueva / @thehungryear

for what I know will be a restorative experience.🙏🏿 by @amorousshepherd

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At long last, two editions of the short story that most influenced my formative years: Herman Melville’s BARTLEBY, THE SCRIVENER. From @thornwillow —the finest letter press! by @amorousshepherd

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Wonderful evening in honor of the GREAT Edna Lewis. An excellent meal prepared by great chefs—all in good company and for a good cause. Black foodways are the center of our culture and we owe a great debt to their practitioners.

Postscript: Chef @chefadriennecheatham ‘s Carmelized Apple “Cake” was SO good, the evidence is in its absence😋 by @amorousshepherd

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5 months ago

Over the next two weekends, join Cave Canem’s Artistic Director Dante Micheaux for an engaging workshop, “Making Wisdom: a poetry workshop for elders.”

In “I Give In To An Old Desire”, poet Toi Derricotte, writes “I lost so much / of the world’s beauty”. How can those in our society with the most life experience, our elders, help ensure that this does not happen, that the world’s beauty is preserved? The objective of this workshop is for each participant to complete a single poem that instills an aspect of their life or a lesson learned that they do not want to be forgotten. Participants will read the late work of poets—including Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, Derek Walcott and Jay Wright—to explore their strategies for capturing in poems what their observation finds most useful to commit to cultural memory. For more details, eligibility, and guidelines, email programs@ccpoets.org.

April 25, April 26, May 2 and May 3
1-4 PM ET
234 Goldwin Smith Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York, 14850

“Making Wisdom: a poetry workshop for elders” is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies in partnership with E.A. Michelson Philanthropy. taken in Cornell University by @amorousshepherd

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with the legendary futurary, NONA HENDRYX!!!

#trentonmakestheworldtakes by @amorousshepherd

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Read a conversation between writers Jay Bernard, Dante Micheaux, and Oluwaseun Olayiwola – which took place live at Cambridge University in late 2025 – on TRANSFIGURATIONS: COLLECTED POEMS (Penguin Classics, 2025), a landmark volume containing all eight major poetry works by the legendary Black American poet, playwright, and polymath, Jay Wright.

Together, they trace critical, audience, and reader perceptions of Wright’s work over time, as well as why Wright has been historically overlooked in the global literary sphere in comparison to contemporaries like Wole Soyinka, plus more on Wright’s poetics.

The conversation is interspersed with two of Wright’s poems from the volume, as well as several other excerpts and fragments.

Read now at the link in bio

#jaywright #africanamericanliterature #blackwriters #blackliterature #poetry by @amorousshepherd

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7 months ago

In this episode, host @padraigotuama brings us “Theologies for Korah”, a rich and rollicking poem by Dante Micheaux ( @ amorousshepherd ). Written on the occasion of an infant’s baptism, it’s anything but baby talk or bland instruction. Religious figures, rites, and symbols are proffered, not as liturgy or lore to be swallowed whole, eyes shut, but as people, stories, and ideas that cry out to be seen, played with, and engaged with. ⁠
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Listen for yourself, wherever you stream podcasts. ⁠
#poetry #poems #poetrycommunity #contemplation #podcast #meditation #writing #translation #classics⁠ by @amorousshepherd

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8 months ago

Join prize-winning poet and scholar, Jericho Brown, and Cave Canem's Artistic Director, Dante Micheaux, for an intimate reading of select works from "The Selected Shepherd" (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2024), followed by a conversation on the retrospective of the important and sometimes controversial Black, gay poet, Reginald Shepherd, and a book singing.

This program is hosted in partnership with The Center. RSVP in-person at the link 🔗 in bio

The Center
February 12, 2025, 7-8:30 PM ET
208 W 13th St
New York, NY 10011 taken in The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center by @amorousshepherd

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Back in the saddle! Office hours BY APPOINTMENT ONLY. taken in Cornell University by @amorousshepherd

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