 He was twice the recipient of the Skipping Stone Multicultural Book Award (2009, 2003).Other recent recognition include a 2009 Massachusetts Book Award Finalist, a 2007 Teacher's Choice Award from the International Reading Association, and a 2007 Publisher Weekly Best Book Award.Clemson University named Michelson as the Richard J. Calhoun Distinguished Reader in American Literature for 2008, and he was the featured poet for the 20th Anniversary edition of Image Journal