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Michelle Bitting
Michelle Bitting (born February, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is an American poet who was honored on March 8, 2012 with the position of Poet Laureate of Pacific Palisades, California. {
Early life and education.
Bitting grew up in Pacific Palisades. studied theater at the University of California, Berkeley and pursued careers in dance and culinary arts before turning her focus to writing in 2001. She received an MFA in writing and poetry from Pacific University, Oregon in 2009. She holds an
Since 2008 Sarnat has been published in over 150 journals and anthologies and received recognition, domestically and internationally, including "Poetry in the Arts" 2008 First Place Award and The Dorfman Prize. In 2009 Sarnat first edited literary periodicals. he was invited to perform radio interviews including the Jane Crown Show and The Poetry Show and readings including Beyond Baroque that are available as NPR and iTunes podcasts and do workshops in Israel.
Sarnat has worked with senior Los Angeles School poets, including Michelle Bitting, Laurel Ann Bogen, Suzanne Lummis