Michael Stalcup

Poet

Bangkok
Thailand
Bangkok TH
Email: 
michaelmstalcup@gmail.com
Website: 
michaelstalcup.com
Twitter/X: 
@michael_stalcup

Author's Bio

Michael Stalcup is a Thai-American missionary and poet living in Bangkok, Thailand. His poetry has been published in Commonweal Magazine, Ekstasis Magazine, Faithfully Magaazine, Fathom Mag, Firewords Magazine, First Things, The Moth, PAX, Poets Reading the News, Presence, Sojourners, and elsewhere. He co-leads Spirit & Scribe, a workshop integrating spiritual formation and writing craft. You can find his work at michaelstalcup.com.

Publications & Prizes

Anthology:
Remembering That It Happened Once: Christmas Carmen for Spiritual Life All Year Long (Resource Publications, 2021)
Journals:
Archetype
,
Asian American Christian Collaborative
,
Commonweal
,
Cultivating Journal
,
Ekphrastic Review
,
Ekstasis Magazine
,
Faithfully Magazine
,
Fare Forward
,
Fathom
,
Firewords
,
First Things
,
Inheritance
,
Moth
,
Poems for Ephesians
,
Poets Reading the News
,
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry
,
Sojourners
,
Solum Journal
,
Verse Daily
,
What Rough Beast
Prizes won: 

Helen Schaible International Sonnet Contest:

  • 2nd Place (Traditional Sonnet), 2020 (Judge: Marilyn Taylor)
  • 2nd Special Merit (Traditional Sonnet), 2021 (Judge: Mary Hanford Bruce)
  • 1st Special Merit (Modern Sonnet), 2022 (Judge: Steven Concert)
  • 2nd Special Merit (Traditional Sonnet), 2023 (Judge: Brian Palmer)

Whole Life Soaps Haiku Contest, 2018 - Honorable Mention

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
American, Asian American, BIPOC, Christian, Mixed-Race, Southeast Asian
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English, Thai
Born in: 
CA
California
Raised in: 
CA
California
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Last update: Sep 01, 2023