Sebastian Matthews
Encyclopedia
Life
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...
with an MFA. He teaches at Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College is a private four-year work college in the Swannanoa Valley, North Carolina, United States near Asheville. It is known for its curriculum of work, academics, and service, called "the Triad," which requires every student to work an on-campus job, perform at least one hundred...
and edits Rivendell.
His poems have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Greensboro Review, New England Review, Post Road, Seneca Review, and Tin House.
His father is William Matthews
William Matthews (poet)
William Matthews was an American poet and essayist.-Life:Raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Matthews earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University, and a master's from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.In addition to serving as a Writer-in-Residence at Boston's Emerson College, Matthews...
. He lives with his wife in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
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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
- "Barbershop Quartet, East Village Grille", American Life in Poetry
- "Song for My Father", Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2004
- "Buying Wine", Virginia Quarterly Review, Winter 2004
- "GHOST BOXES", La Petite Zine
(the Hollyridge Press Chapbook Series)
External links
- Sebastian Matthews, contributor index on Blackbird Fall 2010, v9n2
- Sebastian 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
- "We Generous: Sebastian Matthews Chronicles His Own Flight", Natures,April 06, 2007