In 2002 Michael LaSorsa Steffen was granted a Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. His poems have appeared in a wide variety of journals including Poetry, Potomac Review, The Ledge, Poet Lore, Rhino and many other journals. Michael is a graduate of the MFA in Creative Writing Program at Vermont College. He currently resides in Roseto, Pennsylvania. His books include HEART MURMUR (Bordighera Press, 2009) and No Good at Sea (Legible Press, 2002).