Robert Fanning is the author of Old Bright Wheel (The Ledge Press, 2003). Fanning's poetry subjects range far and wide: from the creation of new words for the male sex organ, to the appearance of three different Christs on daytime television, to how a Ferris Wheel resembles marriage. In his new collection, American Prophet, his poems chart the journey of "some sort of pre-apocalyptic-possible-visionary" into America's malls, highways, farms and coastlines. To read his bio and see more of his work, click here.

He was a featured performer at thedetroiter.com's first Evening of Poetry on March 24 from 7-9pm at Cafe de Troit.
Fellow performer Christina Kallery's work can be found here.
Fellow Performer Matthew Olzmann's work can be found here.
Fellow Performer Michael Jenning's work can be found here.