Michael Simms has been active in politics and poetry for over 40 years as a writer, teacher, editor, and community activist. He is the founding editor of Vox Populi, a forum for poetry, politics and nature, and the founding editor emeritus of Autumn House Press, a nonprofit literary publisher. He’s also the author of six collections of poetry, five novels, and a college textbook about poetry — and the lead editor of over 100 published books. Simms has won a number of awards and fellowships, including a Certificate of Recognition in 2011 from the Pennsylvania State Legislature for his contribution to the arts. Simms has an MFA from the University of Iowa and a Certificate in Plant-based Nutrition from Cornell University. He lives with his wife Eva in the historic Mount Washington neighborhood overlooking the city of Pittsburgh. Simms’ most recent collections of poems are JUBAL RISING and CITIES I CAN NEVER RETURN TO, and his sixth novel THE CANTICLE OF LIGHT AND DARK will be released in April, 2027.
