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About The Author

Matthew Gwathmey

Matthew Gwathmey was born in Richmond, Virginia, and currently lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on Wolastoqey Territory, with his partner Lily and their five children. He studied creative writing at the University of Virginia and recently completed his PhD at UNB. He has work published in The Malahat Review, Crazyhorse, Prairie Fire, The Fiddlehead and The Iowa Review, as well as other literary magazines. His first poetry collection, Our Latest in Folktales, was published by Brick Books in the spring of 2019. 


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A photo of Matthew Gwathmey and an inset image of his book Family Band. There is text on the photo reading "Tributaries, National Poetry Month on All Lit Up." Matthew Gwathmey is a light-skin-toned man with short dark brown hair and a trimmed beard. He is wearing a black sweatshirt and standing in front of a wall with a painting of a horse. He is reading from a book.
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