Hi! I’m a Thai American poet writing about faith, justice, and wonder. ​My poems have been published in Commonweal, First Things, Sojourners, The Lent Project, and elsewhere, and I am the very grateful recipient of the 2025 Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing from Fuller Seminary.

The best way to keep up with my poetry is to subscribe to my monthly Substack newsletter, where I offer a poem, a work of visual art, and notes on the creative process. Subscribing is also one of the best ways you can help me toward publishing my first poetry book!

Investing in other writers and artists is my jam! I lead the PAX Fellowship's Writing as Spiritual Formation Cohort, which is open for applications through June 15, 2026. I also co-lead Spirit & Scribe, a four-week workshop helping writers to integrate spiritual formation and writing craft.​

You can find all of my work and teaching at my michaelstalcup.com.