By Michelle Hines, University Relations
(336) 334-5371
Posted 10-10-07
GREENSBORO, NC-- Poet Sebastian Matthews will read Monday, Nov. 5, at UNCG.
The reading, free and open to the public, is hosted by the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts, the MFA Writing Program and the “from the Fishouse” web site. It begins at 5 p.m. in the Faculty Center on College Avenue, and a reception and book signing will follow.
Matthews, son of poet and teacher William Matthews, wrote the memoir “In My Father’s Footsteps” and co-edited “Search Party: Collected Poems of William Matthews.” His poems have appeared in numerous journals and magazines including Atlantic Monthly, The Greensboro Review, New England Review and Tin House as well as online at “from the Fishouse.”
His chapbook, “Coming to Flood,” was published by Hollyridge Press in 2005 and a collection of poems, “We Generous,” was published by Red Hen Press in February.
A graduate of the University of Michigan’s MFA program, Matthews teaches at Warren Wilson College and edits Rivendell, a literary journal.
For more information, contact Terry Kennedy at (336) 334-5459 or terry_kennedy@uncg.edu.
