Sebastian Matthews (born August 25, 1965) is an American
poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...
, and writer.
Life
He graduated from the
University of Michigan
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with an MFA.
His books include In My Father's Footsteps (memoir), We Generous (poetry), Miracle Day (poetry) and Beginner's Guide to a Head-on Collision (hybrid).
His father is
William Matthews. His mother is Marie Harris.
He lives with his wife in
Asheville, North Carolina
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.
Awards
* Bernard De Voto Fellow in Nonfiction
* Vermont Studio Center residency.
Works
"Messages in a Bottle: Notes from an Unlikely Curator," an essay about curating an exhibition of collage artist Ray Johnson's work at Black Mountain College + Arts Museum, in Blackbird Fall 2010, v9n2
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"Song for My Father", ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', Winter 2004 "Buying Wine", ''Virginia Quarterly Review'', Winter 2004
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* (the Hollyridge Press Chapbook Series)
Memoir
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Editor
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References
External links
Sebastian Matthews, contributor index on Blackbird Fall 2010, v9n2Sebastian Matthews's "Messages in a Bottle: Notes from an Unlikely Curator," essay about curating an exhibition of collage artist Ray Johnson's work at Black Mountain College + Arts Museum in Blackbird Fall 2010, v9n2"Sebastian Matthews reads “I Am” by John Clare", ''Poets on Poets''"Sebastian Matthews", ''Fishouse''"Poet explains his own creative process", ''Herald-Journal'', Jeremy Jones, August 17, 2008
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Living people
American male poets
University of Michigan alumni
Warren Wilson College faculty
1965 births
21st-century American poets
21st-century American male writers