Michael Turner (born 1962 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian musician, and writer of poetry, prose and opera librettos.
Turner was an original member of the Vancouver band Hard Rock Miners, formed in 1987, singing and playing guitar and banjo.
[7] Turner's work was adapted to radio, stage, television and feature film, and he has been translated into French, German, Russian, and Korean.
[8] Turner collaborated with artist Stan Douglas on two experimental-video screenplays, titled Journey into Fear (Istanbul Biennial, 2001) and Suspiria (Documenta XI, 2002) and on a screenplay with filmmaker Bruce LaBruce, titled Untitled Von Gloeden Project, based on the life and work of photographer Wilhelm Von Gloeden.
He was commissioned to write a libretto for the Modern Baroque Opera Company, based on Wilhelm Busch's Max & Moritz.