Matthew Thorburn
Encyclopedia
Matthew Thorburn is an American poet
. He is the author of three books of poems, Subject to Change (New Issues, 2004) and two forthcoming collections, Every Possible Blue (CW Books, 2012) and This Time Tomorrow (Waywiser Press, 2013), and a chapbook, the long poem Disappears in the Rain (Parlor City, 2009).
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with an MFA. He lives in New York City.
He works as a marketing manager for an international law firm. He was one of the founders of Good Foot magazine, co-editing the journal from 2000 to 2004.
His poems have appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, Poetry Northwest, and The American Poetry Review, among other journals. He also regularly contributes book reviews to Pleiades.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
. He is the author of three books of poems, Subject to Change (New Issues, 2004) and two forthcoming collections, Every Possible Blue (CW Books, 2012) and This Time Tomorrow (Waywiser Press, 2013), and a chapbook, the long poem Disappears in the Rain (Parlor City, 2009).
Life
He is a native of Michigan. He graduated from the University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
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The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
with an MFA. He lives in New York City.
He works as a marketing manager for an international law firm. He was one of the founders of Good Foot magazine, co-editing the journal from 2000 to 2004.
His poems have appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, Prairie Schooner, Poetry Northwest, and The American Poetry Review, among other journals. He also regularly contributes book reviews to Pleiades.
Awards
- Belfast Poetry Festival’s first Festivo Prize.
- 2008 Walter E. Dakin Fellowship at the Sewanee Writers’ Conference
- fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts
- 2008 Witter Bynner FellowshipWitter Bynner FellowshipWitter Bynner Fellowships are administered by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation for Poetry, an organization that provides grant support for poetry programs through nonprofit organizations. Fellows are chosen by the U.S...
from the Library of Congress - 2009 BRIOBronx Recognizes Its Own AwardThe Bronx Recognizes Its Own Award honors Bronx artists in a number of categories. It is given yearly by the Bronx Council on the Arts. Winners must be residents of the Bronx and are expected to do community service for a local arts organization as part of the award...
Fellowship from the Bronx Council on the Arts
Reviews
In his high-spirited debut, Matthew Thorburn includes a poem, “Variations,” which is divided into three sections, each containing three stanzas separated by the conjunction ‘or,’ as if to offer the reader a range of choices for which poem they’d like to consume. The result is not unlike a “Choose Your Own Adventure” book, or a menu at a restaurant which lets you construct your own meal. This playful interactivity is representative of the enchanting, inventive spirit of the collection as a whole.