Michael Hackney has recently penned the poetry for The Unforgivable Gossamer Sadness, a poetry and rock opera (coauthored with music by Scott Fish). He has published three books: The Downturn (ChipmunkaPublishing, 2011); Midwestern Shoes—Your Poetic Self All Over Again (Publishamerica, 2007), and Learning To Write (poems, Huron Valley Publishing, 2003, in collaboration with George Schmidt). His works have appeared in Thirteen Myna Birds, Cornfed Angel, Broadway Bards, Gasconade Review, Artifact Nouveau, White Wall Review and Passengers Journal. He lives in Toledo, Ohio.
