m. mick powell is a queer Black Cabo Verdean femme, poet, artist, Aries, and the author of DEAD GIRL CAMEO (Random House, 2025), listed as a Best Book of the Year by the New York Public Library and a Most Anticipated poetry collection by Ebony Magazine and USA Today. They have received fellowships and residencies from Yaddo, Torch Literary Arts, Tin House, and Art Omi, and their chapbook “threesome in the last Toyota Celica & other circus tricks” won the 2023 Host Publications Chapbook Prize. Faculty of Creative Nonfiction Writing in Bay Path University’s Master of Fine Arts program, mick enjoys chasing waterfalls and being in love.
