Author of Severance, Our Sudden Museum, American Prophet, and The Seed Thieves
Happy Summer friends, In addition to the joy of several launches of Severance, my latest collection, this spring; this summer there's been a good deal of roadwork on my most recent manuscript, which I hope to complete in the coming months. Underway since 2013, this book is evolving in ways I never could've predicted, and … Continue reading Construction Time Again
Hello friends, Happy Spring! My fourth collection of poems, Severance, is in the world. It is available directly from Salmon Poetry for now, and soon will be available on Amazon and other outlets. I'm thrilled that this book, some 9-10 years in the making, is now reaching audience. I have begun to set up readings, … Continue reading Newsong Begins
Hi friends, This Thursday, April 18, at 8pm at Central Michigan University, I'll be launching Severance, my fourth collection of poems, published this month by Salmon Poetry. I will have copies on hand to sell and sign. I'll be reading with the ever-inspiring Matthew Roberson, who'll be reading from his work-in-progress. If you wish to purchase … Continue reading Severance: Launch!
Hello Friends, I've returned from Portland, OR, where I launched my fourth collection of poems, Severance, at the 2019 AWP Conference. It was terrific to see my publisher Salmon Press's latest crop of amazing books, and to read with my press-mates at Kell's Irish Pub, then again at a reception for Salmon Poets. The book … Continue reading Hot Off the Press
Hello friends, If you or anyone you know will be in Portland, OR, March 27-30 I'll be signing copies of Severance, my soon-to-be-released fourth collection of poems a couple times, and reading a few poems from it at an off-site reading. All events at AWP Conference, except the off-site launch reading on Friday, which is … Continue reading It’s Launch Time!
Hi friends, My fourth collection of poems, Severance, will be published by Salmon Poetry in Ireland in April 2019. Here's a little look behind the curtain. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHAFMzvpMyk —Robert
Hello friends! Quick news: My next book, Severance, my fourth full-length collection of poetry, will be published in April by Salmon Poetry in Ireland. Hopefully, soon, I'll have a cover to show you. The book will be launched Mar 27-30 in Portland, Oregon at The Associated Writing Programs Conference. I'll share details soon about when I'm … Continue reading Severance, Coming Soon
Happy Summer, friends! In addition to continuing work on my most recent manuscript, which is totally out of my control, it seems—and lovingly so—it has also been a time of solicitations and collaborations lately. Last year, I was solicited for a poem on Detroit music for the forthcoming anthology on Michigan State University Press entitled … Continue reading Come Together
In the early spring, I received an email from the magnificent composer David Biedenbender, who'd already composed a piece for my poem "Staying the Night," which has been performed in Idaho, Ohio and Michigan thus far. His composition for "Staying the Night" was already an honor—as David himself was inspired to select that poem from … Continue reading Music into Words into Music
Hello friends! And Happy New Year! 2017 was an especially fruitful year for me that saw the publication of Our Sudden Museum, my most recent collection. I conducted several readings from that book throughout the year, and have been thrilled at its reception by many kind readers. If you've yet to purchase a copy, fret … Continue reading The Year Ahead
Thanks so much to Natalie Tomlin, for her review of Our Sudden Museum in NewPages.com, and to all who take a moment to read it! It is thrilling and gratifying to read another's words about my work. Here is a link, if you'd like to re-post the review--which is so helpful in getting the word out … Continue reading New Review in NewPages!
Thanks to Kimberly Ann Priest for this challenging and delightful interview in The Tishman Review about Our Sudden Museum. "Anticipation and Resignation: An Interview with Robert Fanning." The Tishman Review, Issue 3.3., P. 144. July 31, 2017. by Kimberly Ann Priest. To read more conversations about Our Sudden Museum, click below, or visit the Media page. … Continue reading Discussions: Our Sudden Museum
Hello, friends. This spring and summer I've been quite busy, doing more than 10 readings to promote my most recent collection, Our Sudden Museum, published in April. I'm so thankful to everyone who has hosted my readings and been in attendance, and to those who have purchased copies of my new book. If you still … Continue reading Full Bloom
Thanks so much to all of those who've bought my new book, Our Sudden Museum, my third collection—and to all those who've come out to hear me read poems from the book. Since the release in D.C in February, I've enjoyed sharing poems across the home state in Grand Rapids, Elk Rapids, Ann Arbor, Detroit and … Continue reading Out & About
Our Sudden Museum, my new book, is a little over a month old already. It still has that new book smell! Thanks to all those who showed up at my launch and book signing in DC, at the great launch reading here in Mt. Pleasant alongside the great fiction of Matthew Roberson, and at my recent … Continue reading Mo’ Promo
In the days before the launch of Our Sudden Museum, my forthcoming collection of poems, I'm posting audio of some of them. This poem, "The Field Between Us," was sparked (pun intended) while considering the magnetism—so palpable and nearly visible—when we lose someone. Hope you enjoy it. And if you don't, that's cool, too. https://soundcloud.com/robert-fanning/robert-fanning-the-field-between-us?in=robert-fanning/sets/poems-from-our-sudden-museum
Hi all, Here at AWP in Washington DC, where I'll launch my third full length collection of poems. Hope to see you! On Thursday, February 9, 2:30-4:00pm, I'll be at the Salmon Poetry Booth in the Book Fair (#509) signing copies of my book. Please come by so I can say HI and give you … Continue reading 3…2…1…Launch
