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Sebastian Matthews

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Sebastian Matthews
Born (1965-08-25) August 25, 1965 (age 59)
Occupation
  • Poet
  • writer
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (MFA)
ParentsWilliam Matthews
Marie Harris

Sebastian Matthews (born August 25, 1965) is an American poet and writer.

Life

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He graduated from the University of Michigan 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.[1]

Awards

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  • Bernard De Voto Fellow in Nonfiction
  • Vermont Studio Center residency.[2]

Works

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  • "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
  • "Barbershop Quartet, East Village Grille", American Life in Poetry[3]
  • "Song for My Father", Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2004
  • "Buying Wine", Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2004
  • "GHOST BOXES", La Petite Zine
  • We Generous. Red Hen Press. 2007. ISBN 978-1-59709-087-2.
  • Coming to Flood. Hollyridge Press. 2005. ISBN 978-0-9772298-0-2. (the Hollyridge Press Chapbook Series)

Memoir

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Editor

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References

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  1. ^ "La Petite Zine - Sebastian Matthews". www.lapetitezine.org. Archived from the original on 2002-03-08.
  2. ^ "Sebastian Matthews". Archived from the original on 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
  3. ^ "Barbershop Quartet, East Village Grille by… | Poetry Foundation".
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