michael mack poet playwright performer

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Michael Mack performing Hearing Voices (Speaking in Tongues)

credit: fotobytimo

artist resume (CV)

Michael Mack has performed at the U.S. Library of Congress, Off-Off-Broadway at the Times Square Arts Center, and for faculty and students of the Harvard Medical School.

Mack's poems have been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, America, the Beloit Poetry Journal, and have twice been anthologized in Best Catholic Writing. For details, click on these links:

performances

publications & more

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performance highlights

Mechanics Hall Worcester, MA
May 08
Spirit & Place Festival Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
Times Square Arts Center, six weeks Off-Off-Broadway New York NY
May 06
US Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater Washington DC
Oct 05
Harvard University Cambridge MA
May 05
McLean Psychiatric Hospital Belmont MA
Nov 05

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colleges and schools

Lasell College Newton MA
May 08
University of Indianapolis Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
McDaniel College Westminster MD
May 07
Goucher College Baltimore MD
Oct 05
Harvard University Cambridge MA
May 05
Cambridge College Cambridge MA
May 05
Case Middle School Watertown NY
May 05
Aurora University Williams Bay WI
Oct 03
State Fair Community College Sedalia MO
Oct 02
University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR
May 02
University of Texas Austin TX
Apr 02
Lesley University Cambridge MA
Apr 00
Boston University Boston MA
Mar 00
Boston College Boston MA
Feb 00
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable MA
Dec 99
Mount Holyoke College South Hadley MA
Sep 99
Mount Ida College Newton MA
Apr 99
Endicott College Beverly MA
Nov 98

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conferences

Illinois Alliance on Mental Illness, statewide conference Chicago IL
Oct 04
Lancaster Alliance on Mental Illness, annual conference Lancaster PA
Oct 04
Ottawa County Mental Health, annual conference Holland MI
Sep 04
Boston Institute for Psychotherapy, annual conference Boston MA
Apr 04
Washington Alliance on Mental Illness, statewide conference Seattle WA
Sep 03
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) national conference Cincinnati OH
Jun 02
Arkansas Mental Health Counselors Assn, statewide conference Fayetteville AR
May 02
Fellowship Health Resources, board presentation Providence RI
May 02
Fellowship Health Resources, leadership training Providence RI
Apr 02
American Mental Health Counselors Assn, national conference Chicago IL
Jul 01
Mental Health Assn of SE Pennsylvania, regional conference Philadelphia PA
May 01
Pennsylvania Alliance on Mental Illness, statewide conference, plenary performance Harrisburg PA
Oct 00
Boston District Court, leadership training Boston MA
Jun 00
Massachussets Mental Health Counselors Assn, statewide, keynote performance Auburn MA
Apr 00
Massachussets Behavioral Health Partnership, statewide conference Boston MA
Mar 00
Campbell Advertising Group, leadership training Baltimore MD
Feb 00
Massachussets Alliance on Mental Illness, statewide conference Fitchburg MA
May 99
Massachussets  Behavioral Health Partnership, statewide conference Boston MA
May 99

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hospitals

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital (for patients and staff) Greystone Park NJ
May 07
Rochester Psychiatric Center (for patients and staff)
 Rochester NY
Oct 06
McLean Psychiatric Hospital (National Council performance)
 Belmont MA
Nov 05
Christian Hospital (annual conference) St. Louis MO
Nov 03
Hackensack University Medical Center (Hekemian Auditorium) Hackensack NJ
Mar 02
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (grand rounds performance) Boston MA
Oct 00
South Shore Mental Health Center (grand rounds performance) Quincy MA
May 00
Cambridge Hospital (grand rounds performance) Cambridge MA
Nov 99

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stages

Mechanics Hall Worcester MA
May 08
Wheeler Arts Center Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
The Rochester Auditorium Center Rochester NY
Oct 06
Times Square Arts Center, six weeks Off-Off-Broadway New York NY
May 06
Carroll Arts Center Westminster MD
May 06
Mixed Blood Theater Minneapolis MN
May 04
Boston Center for the Arts Boston MA
May 03
DC Arts Center Washington DC
Nov 02
Mum Puppet Theater Philadelphia
Sep 02
DC Arts Center Washington DC
Feb 02
The Blacksmith House Cambridge MA
Mar 01
The Lyric Stage Boston MA
Dec 98
Mobius Boston MA
Oct 98
Kresge Auditorium Cambridge MA
Apr 97

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festivals

Spirit & Place Festival Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
Midtown International Theater Festival New York NY
Jul 04
Philadelphia Fringe Festival Philadelphia PA
Sep 02
Frederick Festival of the Arts Frederick MD
Jun 02
Austin International Poetry Festival Austin TX
Apr 02
Columbia Festival of the Arts Columbia MD
Jun 01
Boston Poetry Festival Boston MA
Apr 01
Brockton Festival of the Arts Brockton MA
Aug 99
South End Open Studios Boston MA
Sep 98
Boston Globe Book Festival Boston MA
Oct 97

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churches

Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Cathedral
 Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
All Saints Episcopal Church Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
First Religious Society Unitarian Church Newburyport MA
May 06
United Methodist Church Franklin VA
May 05
Middle Street Baptist Church Portsmouth NH
Nov 04
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church Philadelphia PA
May 04

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special venues

Lasell Village (retirement community), Mary Pickford Theater

 Newton MA
May 08
Larry Carver Mental Health Series Middleboro MA
May 08

US Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater

 Washington DC
Oct 05
Williamsburg Library Theater Williamsburg VA
Oct 04
Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA
Apr 04
Project Awareness Wichita KS
Oct 03
Cornelia Street Cafe New York NY
Aug 03
Boston Public Library Boston MA
July 01
Atlantic Clubhouse Boston MA
May 00
The Blue Note Chicago IL
Aug 99
Chopin Theater Chicago IL
Aug 99
Fuller Art Museum Brockton MA
Aug 99
Lynn Center for the Arts Lynn MA
Apr 99
Museum of Fine Arts Boston MA
Feb 99
Institute for Contemporary Art Boston MA
Jan 98

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broadcast media (interviews)

WISH–TV CBS Television News Live at Noon Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
WFYI–FM NPR Sound Medicine Indianapolis IN
Nov 07
WUMB–FM NPR Commonwealth Journal Boston MA
Sep 06
WCCO–AM   Kim Jeffries Show Minneapolis MN
May 04
WAMU–FM NPR Kojo Nnamdi Show Washington DC
Nov 02
WHYY–FM NPR Radio Times Philadelphia PA
Aug 02
WBUR–FM NPR
 Here and Now Boston MA
Mar 01
WBIX–AM   Around Town Boston MA
Mar 01
KACU–FM NPR Theme and Variations Abilene TX
Oct 00
WJIB–AM   Mental Health Today Cambridge MA
Dec 00
KACU–FM NPR Theme and Variations Abilene TX
Dec 00
WERS–FM Emerson College Radio Live at Passim Boston MA
Aug 98
WNSH–FM Endicott College Radio Straightforward Radio Beverly MA
Oct 98

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publications

Best Catholic Writing 2007 (anthology)
"Confession"
2007
Best Catholic Writing 2005 (anthology)
"Our Lady of Sorrows"
2005
America
"Our Lady of Sorrows"
Sep 13, 2004
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) "Tardive Dyskinesia"
Mar 10, 2004
Portland Review
"Letters from Uncle Bill", "Boy at Night"
Fall 2003
Beloit Poetry Journal
"Homework #3"
Sum 2002
Dancing on Water (anthology)
"Moth"
2002
DiverseCity (anthology)
"Blizzard"
2002
Asheville Poetry Review
"Moth"
Spr 2001
Boston Phoenix Literary Supplement
"Slaps and Kisses"
Sep 1997
New York Quarterly
"How These Things Happen"
(Issue 47) 1992
Mississippi Valley Review
"Spartacus Speaks"
Spr/Sum 1990
Southern Poetry Review
"Feeding"
Spr 1990
Cumberland Poetry Review
"Mama's Stigmata"
Spr 1989
Without Halos
"Janet's Aviary"
1988
Widener Review
"Dead Drunk"
1988
The Cathartic
"Going Back In"
Spr 1988

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awards

Artist Grant -- Playwriting & New Theater Works Massachusetts Cultural Council
2005
Foley Poetry Prize Finalist America Magazine
2004
Sawtooth Poetry Prize Finalist Ahsahta Press
2002
Miller Cabin Poetry Series 1st Place Finalist Wordworks
2002
Boston Poetry Slam Champion 1999 represented Boston at National Poetry Slam
1999
Best Slam Poet Boston Poetry Awards
1999
Boston Poetry Slam Champion 1998 represented Boston at National Poetry Slam
1998
Wellesley Writing Prize Wellesley College
1988
Robert A. Boit Poetry Prize MIT
1988
Eloranta Summer Fellowship Polaroid Corporation/MIT
1988

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education & residencies

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Humanities (Creative Writing)
1988
Tyrone Guthrie Centre for the Arts Annaghmakerrig, Ireland
1988
William Joiner Center Writing Workshop University of Massachusetts, Boston
1997 thru 2000
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