Peter Mishler

Peter Mishler (born 1980 or 1981[1]) is an American poet and editor. He is the author of the poetry collections Fludde (2018) and Children in Tactical Gear (2024), as well as For All You Do: Self-Care and Encouragement for Teachers (2021), a book for educators.[2][3] His work has also incorporated music and visual art. [4]

Life and career

Mishler was born in New Jersey and raised in Moorestown, New Jersey, where he graduated from Moorestown High School in 1999.[5] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in literature from Emerson College and both a Masters in English Education and an Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing from Syracuse University.[1][6] He has served as a contributing editor for Literary Hub.[7]

Works and reception

Mishler's first poetry collection, Fludde, was published by Sarabande Books in 2018 after being selected by Dean Young for the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry.[8] His second collection, Children in Tactical Gear, was published by the University of Iowa Press in 2024 after winning the Iowa Poetry Prize, selected by Brenda Shaughnessy.[9]

Fludde was reviewed in The Kenyon Review, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Grist, Blackbox Manifold, and The Rupture.[10][11][12][13][14] It was also selected for The Rumpus Poetry Book Club and included in The Millions' "Must-Read Poetry: May 2018" roundup.[15][16] In those reviews and features, critics described Fludde as a surrealist work, attentive to childhood, imagination, and memory.[10][11][12][14]

Children in Tactical Gear was reviewed in PREPOSITION and Little Village.[17][18] The collection was also included in the New York Public Library's list of favorite poetry books of 2024 so far, featured in Poets & Writers' "Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin," included in The Big Issue's list of books to read for the 2024 U.S. election, and selected by Tom Doig in The Conversation's "Best Books of 2024" roundup.[19][20][21][22] Critics described the book as satirical and sharply focused on consumer culture, violence, and contemporary American life.[17][18][22][21]

Creative process

In a 2023 installment of The Paris Review series "Making of a Poem", Mishler discussed the composition of his poem "My Blockchain", which appeared in the magazine's Winter 2022 issue. [23] Mishler shared hand-written versions of the poem, along with digital folders that chart the development of a single poem over several years. He also noted that the poem was part of a longer poetry manuscript connected to music he was making at the time.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 Fish, Mike. "Kids and the creative approach", The Post-Standard, July 13, 2006. Accessed May 17, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Staff writer Mike Fish interviewed Peter Mishler, the new program coordinator at the Westcott Community Center. Name: Peter Mishler Age: 25 I live: in the Syracuse University area. I'm originally from: New Jersey. Family: Single. - Education: Bachelor's degree from Emerson College in Boston, and I'm finishing my master's in fine arts from SU."
  2. ↑ "For All You Do: Self-Care and Encouragement for Teachers". Andrews McMeel Publishing. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ Cowing, Riley (May 3, 2021). "Peter Mishler's new book has advice, affirmations, and self-care for teachers". The Pitch. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tom Thumb by Peter Mishler". Zócalo Public Square. October 10, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "She's trying to be Perfect Teen", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 1, 2000. Accessed May 17, 2026, via Newspapers.com. "Peter Mishler of Moorestown has been elected president of his freshman class at Emerson College in Boston. He is a 1999 graduate of Moorestown High School."
  6. ↑ "Peter Mishler". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Masthead". Literary Hub. March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Fludde, Peter Mishler". Sarabande Books. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  9. ↑ "5Q Interview: UI Press Author Peter Mishler". The Writing University. University of Iowa. July 24, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Yamaguchi, Ryo (December 7, 2018). "On Fludde by Peter Mishler". The Kenyon Review. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  11. 1 2 Morton, Matt (March 14, 2019). ""The History of Your Private Life": On Peter Mishler's Fludde". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  12. 1 2 LaBine, Joseph (August 30, 2019). "Fludde by Peter Mishler". Grist. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  13. ↑ Piette, Adam (2019). "Adam Piette reviews Catherine Vidler, Khaled Hakim and Peter Mishler". Blackbox Manifold. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Saleeby Savage, Claudia F. (March 22, 2019). "Fludde". The Rupture. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  15. ↑ Spears, Brian (April 16, 2018). "Why I Chose Peter Mishler's Fludde for the Rumpus Poetry Book Club". The Rumpus. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  16. ↑ Ripatrazone, Nick (May 2, 2018). "Must-Read Poetry: May 2018". The Millions. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "Mishler // Children in Tactical Gear". PREPOSITION. September 25, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  18. 1 2 Dolan, Nicholas (September 25, 2024). "Book Review: Children in Tactical Gear by Peter Mishler". Little Village. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  19. ↑ Farley, Belinda; Leppert, Charlie (March 28, 2024). "Our Favorite Poetry Books of 2024, So Far..." The New York Public Library. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin". Poets & Writers. 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  21. 1 2 Michels, Kelly (October 12, 2024). "Top 5 books to read for the American election, chosen by prize-winning poet Kelly Michels". The Big Issue. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  22. 1 2 Doig, Tom (December 3, 2024). "Best Books of 2024: our experts share their standout reads". The Conversation. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  23. 1 2 Mishler, Peter (February 22, 2023). "Making of a Poem: Peter Mishler on "My Blockchain"". The Paris Review. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
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