Matthew Dickman was born in Portland, Oregon. His first collection, All American Poem (Copper Canyon Press, 2008), received the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Award. In addition, Dickman has received fellowships for his work from the Michener Center for Writers, the Vermont Studio Centers, and the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. He lives and works in Hudson, New York.

Reading His Poetry

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by Matthew Dickman

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Summoning the sweep and intimacy of Whitman, a quick Twain-like humor, and other graceful touches from a host of literary forebears, Matthew Dickman speaks with an encompassing American voice all his own. He read for us at the Seattle Narrative Night, November 2008, and he enchanted the audience with the brio, love, and smarts in his poems. The readings offered here will carry you away.

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