Michael Dickman was born in Portland, Oregon. The End of the West (Copper Canyon Press, 2009) is his first poetry collection. His poem “Returning to Church” was awarded the 2008 Narrative Prize.WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:Reading His Poetry, a narrative outloud - video, in Fall 2009Four Poems, poetry, in Winter 2009Reading His Poetry, a narrative outloud - audio, in Spring 2009Returning to Church, poetry, in Fall 2007