The chemistry of joy: a lyrical meditation on grief | Michael Lee | TEDxUMN

Michael Lee is a Norwegian American writer, performer and youth worker. He has received grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Intermedia Arts. Author of the chapbook “Secondly. Finally” (Organic Weapon Arts), which won the David Blair Memorial Prize, Michael’s work has appeared in Ninth Letter, Indiana Review, Phoebe, The Carolina Quarterly, and Rattle among other journals. Michael has worked as a dishwasher, a farm hand, a youth counselor, an independent teaching artist, and a traveling performer. Currently, he works as Arts Programming Coordinator for Avenues for Youth, a shelter serving teens experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis. He will be attending the Harvard Graduate School of Education in the Fall. www.facebook.com/michaelleewrites This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx