Michael Dumanis (born January 18, 1976, in Moscow, Soviet Union)[1] is an American poet, professor, and editor of poetry.
He also served as the section editor for the poetries of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Russia, and Slovakia in The New European Poets, an anthology from Graywolf Press (2008).
[2] Additionally, he acted as the editor for Cleveland State University Poetry Center's new publications from 2007, when he took over the small press’s directorship, until 2012.
[4] Born in the Soviet Union, Dumanis came to the United States with his parents when they were granted political asylum in 1981.
[2] In 1999, Dumanis received a fellowship from the Fulbright Commission, and has since received fellowships from Yaddo,[6] the James Michener Foundation, the Wesleyan University Writers’ Conference, the Sewanee Writers' Conference,[2] the Headlands Center for the Arts, and the Civitella Ranieri Foundation in Umbertide, Italy.