Poet Christopher Matthews nominated for Pushcart Prize in Poetry

04/29/2006

Professor Christopher Matthews is nominated again for the prestigious Pushcart Prize in Poetry.

Recently, Professor Christopher Matthews’ poetry has created a stir and elicited recognition from some of the finest writers and literary organizations around the world. In the words of renowned poet and professor Sydney Lea, “Matthews was (and remains)like no one else in contemporary verse.” In the last two years, Professor Matthews has been honored with residency at the prestigious University of Iowa International Writers’ Conference, The Island Institute in Sitka, Alaska and The Robert Frost Place, Franconia, New Hampshire.

Matthews has recently been nominated for the second time for the Pushcart Prize, an award which has recognized the Best of the Small Presses since 1976. Authorities agree that this is among the most respected literary projects in America. In describing prize nominees, a representative of the Library Journal states: “These authors are not only our finest storytellers, poets and essayists, they are also the guardians of our language . . . .”

We are proud to congratulate Christopher Matthews, who is a Professor of Literature and Creative Writing here at Franklin College, for his nomination. His poems have appeared in The American Scholar, Crazyhorse, The Dublin Review, The Hudson Review, The Southern Review, The Yale Review and other journals. He is author of A New Life (Trapdoor Press, 2000) and the recently published Eyelevel: Fifty Histories (CavanKerry Press, Ltd.).

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