Misha Feigin was born and raised in Moscow. He won the Thomas Merton Prize for Poetry in 2000 and was awarded the Al Smith Fellowship for Creative Nonfiction in 2002. His books include the novel Searching for Irina, the freestyle travelogue Tribal Diaries, a book of translations, Anton Chekhov – the Ironist, and five books of poetry: The Last Word in Astronomy, Abraham’s Bagel, Skippers in Training, Cloud Letters, and November Ending.

Misha is also known as one of Russia’s premier guitarists and released two albums on the state label, Melodiya. He has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe and released 16 CDs in the US, Germany, and Holland. He also released two CDs in Great Britain on Leo Records. Misha shared a stage and recorded with Elliot Sharp, Steve Beresford, Davey Williams, Dave Liebman, and Eugene Chadbourn. Misha currently lives in Louisville, Kentucky.