{"id":22478,"date":"2023-01-24T12:44:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T17:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=22478"},"modified":"2023-01-24T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T20:41:22","slug":"colleen-michaels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2023\/01\/24\/colleen-michaels\/","title":{"rendered":"Colleen Michaels Debuts &#8216;Prize Wheel&#8217; Poetry Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colleenmichaelspoetry.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colleen Michaels<\/a>, founder and host of the Improbable Places Poetry Tour, debuted her first poetry collection &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; (Small Bites Press) with a reading and party at Chianti in Beverly on Jan. 21. The book is about parenting and maladies and death and punctuation and good wishes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wonderlandlandfanclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to Wonderland on Patreon<\/a>. And <a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for our free, occasional newsletter<\/a> so that you don&#8217;t miss any of our reporting. (All content \u00a9Greg Cook 2023 or the respective creators.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22483\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22483\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22483\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Colleen Michaels reads from her poetry book &quot;Prize Wheel&quot; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384797w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen Michaels reads from her poetry book &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22482\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22482\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Poet January Gill O'Neill introduces Colleen Michaels at the reception for her poetry book &quot;Prize Wheel&quot; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384680w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Poet January Gill O&#8217;Neill introduces Colleen Michaels at the reception for her poetry book &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22481\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22481\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Colleen Michaels hugs January Gill O'Neill at the reception for her poetry book &quot;Prize Wheel&quot; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w-370x270.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384689w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen Michaels hugs January Gill O&#8217;Neill at the reception for her poetry book &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22480\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22480\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Colleen Michaels reads from her poetry book &quot;Prize Wheel&quot; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384757w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colleen Michaels reads from her poetry book &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22484\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22484\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22484\" src=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The reception for Colleen Michaels's poetry book &quot;Prize Wheel&quot; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/picColleen-Michaels-Prize-Wheel-Book-Release-Chianti-Beverly230121_P1384666w.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22484\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The reception for Colleen Michaels&#8217;s poetry book &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; at Chianti in Beverly, Jan. 21, 2023. (\u00a9Greg Cook photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colleen Michaels, founder and host of the Improbable Places Poetry Tour, debuted her first poetry collection &#8220;Prize Wheel&#8221; (Small Bites Press) with a reading and party at Chianti in Beverly on Jan. 21. The book is about parenting and maladies and death and punctuation and good wishes. 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