Michael Walter: 8 books

When the going gets tough, the resilient triumph. Sorts of Things of Beauty, a collection of poetry by Michael Walter, celebrates staying strong despite—or because of— personal imperfections, spiritual challenges, and the occasional romance-gone-wrong. Here, Michael Walter takes us an odyssey of personal peace and personal adventure, and joys to be found along the way.

A kidnapping in the American South. A performance artist who mutilates his body for creative effect. An urban laundry mat, a gymnast's leap, the brutality of a changing season. In Each Other and Other Objects, a collection of 36 original poems, Michael Walter suggests that we are as limited as...

The remarkable characters in Humannature, a collection of original poems by Michael Walter, press against the boundaries of the human experience: here, a vampire dances with elderly belles-of-the-ball, a man falls from a skyscraper, and a witch is tried for the murder of her lover. Hummnature is an...

Surgery. Plant warfare. Fairy tales. Each of these finds a place in Altercations, a collection of poems by Michael Walter that explores one of life's most consistent themes: conflict. Whether by choice or by circumstance, conflict is often at the center of our daily experience, and these poems- sardonic, reflective, and hopeful- point to the necessity of staying strong throughout.

The poems in Surfaces are about first impressions—what we see, hear, touch, smell, taste. They are also about what those things mean to us as we move beyond our first impressions of them. Here, poet Michael Walter invites us to look at nature, eroticism, religion, and food with open curiosity and a sense of play.

Color and light shape our world and our experience. In this stunning collection, poet Michael Walter examines color and light from surprising contexts and new perspectives, and helps us appreciate how intrinsic they are to our realities.

Everyone here wants something. From socialites to Olympians, Some People is a collection of poetry by Michael Walter that takes us inside the worlds of a wide range of individuals. Emphasizing themes of spirituality and personal desire, these accessible poems celebrate the passion and quirkiness of the human spirit.

The ten short plays in “Shorties” celebrate lunacy. Here, a gay male couple debates the merits of buying a haunted house, corporate drones discuss grisly horror movies, and we meet the mysterious and caffeine-deprived force that controls Earth’s climate. Running from ten to twenty minutes, these...