Goat herder. Happy poet. Rhymes w/ gazette. Five books, including The ECHO CHAMBER (Milkweed) & CLOUDWATCHER (Copper Canyon) Translator of The Popol Vuh & Humberto Ak'abal NY Times Best Poetry 2018 NEA Fellow in Poetry & Translation michaelbazzett.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mlonryizj22zI can't believe she's two-years-old already! 🎉 So proud of this lil' submission, who's now walking & talking, and one day hopes to grow up and become a full grown "In Progress." 🙏12 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlonryizj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mkv7v62ink2eNew poem up at Poetry Online... Big gratitude to Tarik Dobbs! I'd be most honored & delighted should you check it out 🖤💜🖤 https://poetry.onl/read/michael-b-202 May 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv7v62ink2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mjzyy6j6rk2rHere's the little story itself... Thanks again, to Wigleaf!21 Apr 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzyy6j6rk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mkfqsl5uqk2vCLOUDWATCHER's been out a few weeks, & I've read from it a number of times, & I'm truly grateful to see it begin to make its way into the world... Thanks all. Now, I go fallow for a bit. Enjoy this last little poem & maybe we'll cross paths again midsummer? #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social26 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfqsl5uqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mjzz5knyys2mHey St. Paul: I'll be reading some poems tonight at the University Club series, 7:30, alongside Anthony Ceballos & Paul Cisewski... Stop by!21 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzz5knyys2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mjzyy6j6rk2rHere's the little story itself... Thanks again, to Wigleaf!21 Apr 2026 22:14 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzyy6j6rk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mjz6mngpnc2aI wrote a little story & would be very honored if you should take a moment to read it. If you don't like it, I'll buy you a beer next time we meet. Much gratitude to Wigleaf, @wigleaf.bsky.social, one of my favorite places to read short fiction online, for giving it a home. https://wigleaf.com/21 Apr 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz6mngpnc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mjckhbbbhs2lWendy Cope #smallpoemsunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social12 Apr 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjckhbbbhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mj3quhk3bc2g@parnassusbooks.bsky.social in Nashville is a true gem. Owned by Anne Patchett, and peopled by marvelous booksellers, it's one of my favorite places in the state of TN (my old stomping grounds, Knox-Vegas, Andersonville, Sewanee...). So, this one-line review from Max means plenty... 💜🙏09 Apr 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3quhk3bc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mj3quhk3bc2g@parnassusbooks.bsky.social in Nashville is a true gem. Owned by Anne Patchett, and peopled by marvelous booksellers, it's one of my favorite places in the state of TN (my old stomping grounds, Knox-Vegas, Andersonville, Sewanee...). So, this one-line review from Max means plenty... 💜🙏09 Apr 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3quhk3bc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mivswy4hms2u😶‍🌫️ Friends! Today's the official pub day for Cloudwatcher... & I just wanted to drop a line to express my gratitude to all of you for being fellow voyagers, whatever form that's taken: friend, reader, editor, mentor, compadre, admired kin, all of the above... I'm literally beside myself w/ joy 🌩️07 Apr 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivswy4hms2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/mikhailbazharov.bsky.social/post/3mircfjqsnc2wThanks, Ben. Very excited to have CLOUDWATCHER, (the book where this little poem resides), launch into the world this coming Tuesday... [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Apr 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:i23gjdrdljkncwp2aefckbj2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mircfjqsnc2w