Somerville Arts Council Artist of the Month for April, Michael Franco
Heather Balchunas
Somerville Arts Council Artist of the Month for April, Michael Franco
In honor of National Poetry Month, Somerville Arts Council featured Artist of the Month is Michael Franco. Michael Franco is a poet, playwright, and artist. His publications include: The Marvels of David Leering (Pressed Wafer 2017), A Book of Measure Volume One: The Journals of the Man who Keeps Bees (Talisman House 2017), How To Live (Zoland, Cambridge, MA 1998). He was the founder of the Word-of-Mouth Readings Series in Cambridge, MA, was a board member for the Pioneer Valley Poetry Festival, and is the curator of the Xit The Bear reading series in Somerville, MA.
Read the full interview as told to Seth Garcia, here: https://somervilleartscouncil.org/aotm/2026/michael-franco/
Heather Balchunas
Office Manager/Art Coordinator
Somerville Arts Council
City of Somerville
Mayor Jake Wilson
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