Michael Begnal

Michael S. Begnal is an Associate Teaching Professor of English at Ball State University's Department of English, housed within the College of Sciences and Humanities. He specializes in multi-genre creative writing instruction and has held his current position since 2015. Begnal holds an M.F.A. in English/Creative Writing from North Carolina State University and a B.A. in English Literature from Pennsylvania State University.

His research bridges creative writing and literary analysis, with notable works including the monograph The Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71 (Routledge, 2022) and poetry collections like Future Blues and Ancestor Worship. His scholarship explores intersections of music, war, environmental themes, and modernist poetics, with publications in Popular Music and Society, Arizona Quarterly, and Twentieth-Century Literature.

Begnal's teaching portfolio includes first-year composition, research writing, and poetry workshops. His creative work spans three chapbooks and numerous journal essays, blending lyrical innovation with critical rigor. No academic awards or fellowships are explicitly noted in available records.