Matthew Minicucci | |
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 Minicucci at the 2017 Utah Humanities Book Festival. | |
| Born | January 28, 1981 Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Poet, teacher |
| Language | English, Greek (Attic and Homeric), Latin |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Literary movement | New Formalism |
| Notable awards | Oregon Book Award, Wick Poetry Prize |
| Website | |
| matthewminicucci.com | |
 Literature portal | |
Matthew Minicucci is an American writer and poet. His first full-length collection, Translation, won the 2015 Wick Poetry Prize. His second collection, Small Gods, was published in 2017 and won the 2019 Stafford/Hall Oregon Book Award in Poetry.[1][2] Having received numerous fellowships and residencies, including with the National Park Service, the C. Hamilton Bailey Oregon Literary Fellowship, the Stanley P. Young Fellowship in Poetry from the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and the James Merrill House, Minicucci was named the 2019 Dartmouth College Poet-in-Residence at the Frost Place.[3]
- ^ Otwell, Rachel (February 24, 2016). "Shelterbelt Series: Matthew Minicucci's Poetry Has Midwestern Vibes & Heart-Breaking Themes" (Interview). Suggs Studio: NPR Illinois. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Suzette (April 23, 2019). "Hooray for the 2019 Oregon Book Award Winners!". Portland Mercury. Portland, OR. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "On Being Named the 2019 Dartmouth Poet in Residence". The Frost Place. Franconia, NH. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.