Michael Morell is a disabled poet living in the suburbs of Philadelphia. His first book of Japanese short form poetry, leaf raking, was published in 2019 (buddha baby press). In 2017 Michael earned a Master's degree in Applied Meditation Studies. He is the administrator of the facebook group DisKu/CripKu, a place where Disability Poetics intersects with Japanese short form poetry. Michael's work has appeared in Wordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry & Literature, Modern Haiku, Rattle, Atlas Poetica, Akitsu Quarterly, Slipstream, and many others.