A presentation of his new book, Happiness Ruined Everything
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Some of these essays appeared, at times in different form, in the following publications: SPIN, Poetry, Slice, Poets & Writers, Ploughshares Blog, Tin House, Los Angeles Review of Books, & FENCE.
The talk will begin with a few words on the genesis of Happiness Ruined Everything, sharing the unique journey of the book to publication. Following a selection of readings, Klein will offer insights into the writing process—exploring the moments that shaped the essays but never made it to the page. The evening will conclude with a Q&A session, giving the audience a chance to engage directly with the author. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will be hosted after the talk.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Klein is a five-time finalist and two-time winner of the Lambda Literary Award for poetry. He's also the author of two books of autobiography and his work has appeared in Poetry, Paris Review, American Poetry Review, Tin House, Bennington Review and many other publications. He has taught writing at Sarah Lawrence, Binghamton University, Hunter College, the Fine Arts Work Center summer program (where he also had a fellowship in poetry in 1990), and for more than 20 years was on the MFA faculty at Goddard College. His new book,"Happiness Ruined Everything: Essays" was just published by Galileo Books. Currently, he is a consultant and editor (and sometime ghostwriter) for people who are working on memoirs and/or poetry manuscripts.