Adrian Matejka

Adrian Matejka (born in Nuremberg, Germany) is an African-American poet. His most recent book is Mixology (Penguin, 2009). He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with an MFA. He is a Cave Canem Workshop fellow. His work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including American Poetry Review, Callaloo, Crab Orchard Review, Gulf Coast, Indiana Review, Prairie Schooner, and in anthologies including From the Fishouse (Persea Books, 2009). He teaches literature and creative writing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and serves as Poetry Editor of Sou'wester literary journal. He lives in Edwardsville, Illinois with his wife, poet Stacey Lynn Brown, and their daughter.

Honors and awards

• 2009 Illinois Arts Council
• 2008 National Poetry Series
• 2002 Kinereth Gensler Award

Published works

Full-Length Poetry Collections

• Mixology. Penguin Group USA. 2009. ISBN 978-0-14-311583-0. 
• The Devil's Garden. Alice James Books. 2003. ISBN 978-1-882295-41-8. 

Anthology Publications

• Toi Derricotte, Cornelius Eady, Camille T. Dungy, ed. (2006). "Understanding Al Green". Gathering ground: a reader celebrating Cave Canem's first decade. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 978-0-472-06924-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=dWCKQ6CDG4MC&pg=PA202&dq=Adrian+Matejka&client=firefox-a#v=onepage&q=Adrian%20Matejka&f=false. 

External links

• "Adrian Matejka", Fishouse
• "Adrian Matejka", Prairie.org
• "Episode 7: Mixology", A Cup of Poetry
• "Want List", Shampoo 12, June 2002
• "Postlude", Perihelion
• "Equality", Sou'wester
• "Wheels of Steel", Prairie Schooner, Spring 2009
• "Looking for The Cantos in Texas (excerpt)" Poetry Society of America
• "Language Mixology" Verse Daily
• "Do The Right Thing," "Flight Reflex" Poetry Daily