Person Detail: Michael Coffey

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General Information:
Full Name: Michael Coffey
Biography: Michael Coffey was raised in the small hamlet of Saranac in upstate New York. His father was a correction officer at Clinton Correctional Facility (Dannemora) and his mother a registered nurse in Plattsburgh. He graduated from Saranac Central High School in 1972, and received a B.A. in English from the University of Notre Dame (1976) and an M.A. in Anglo-Irish Literature from Leeds University (1977). He has worked in publishing in New York City since 1978 , and is currently managing editor at Publishers Weekly. He has published two books of poems and co-edited The Irish in America, a book on Irish immigration that was a companion to a PBS documentary called "The Long Journey Home." TITLE OF BOOK: 87 North ISBN 1-56689-085-3; $13.95, about which Bill McKibben says, "I've lived in New York City, and I've lived in the Adirondacks, and so can say that Michael Coffey understands both these marvels in some deep way. Understands them so well he can distill their essence, drip their meaning out like water through a percolator, each drop full of bitter flavor. With this book he becomes a poet laureate of the Empire State, and of a much wider and more unbounded realm as well." PUBLISHER: Coffee House Press, 27 North Fourth Street, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55401; http://www.coffeehousepress.org
Circuit Writer Information:
Category:	N.Y.S.
Travel Range:	the length and breadth of New York State
Transportation:	Rented car; also enjoy taking Amtrak - Looking for any excuse to get upstate or to the west, to Chautauqua, Buffalo, Ithaca, you name it
Dates Available:	Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays in regions beyond New York Metropolitan area
Fees:	Negotiable but absolute minimum fee is $100-$150 plus travel, lodging, and I don't eat much
Contact Information:	NY Email: mcoffey@cahners.com
Author's Timeline:
1978		New York County Coffey has worked in New York City's publishing industry since 1978.
1999		(Unknown) County "87 North" (Pub: Coffee House Press ISBN: 1-56689-085-3)
?		Clinton County Coffey was raised in Saranac, NY.