Born in Kentucky, Michael E. Williams spent most of his life in Tennessee where he wrote and published for over four decades. His poetry appeared in the Southern Poetry Review, Appalachian Heritage, Still: The Journal, and the Pikeville Review, among other places. He wrote two poetry chapbooks, Take Nothing for Your Journey (Finishing Line Press, 2016) and The Khristos Cantos (Finishing Line Press, 2017). On March 19, 2018, Michael passed away suddenly. In addition to being a friend and supporter of Still: The Journal, he was a regular attendee at the Appalachian Writers’ Workshop at Hindman Settlement School. Until June, 2017, he was senior minister at West End United Methodist Church in Nashville. After his retirement, he served as Writer/Storyteller-in-Residence at Martin Methodist College.
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