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Suzanne Matson
Born1959 (age 64–65)[ citation needed]
Academic background
Education University of Washington (Ph.D 1987)

University of Washington (MA 1983)

Portland State University (BA 1981)
Thesis Present tenses in American poetry (1987)
Website suzannematson.com

Suzanne Marie Matson (born 1959) is an American fiction writer, poet and professor at Boston College.

Education and career

Matson has a B.A. from Portland State University, and an M.A. (1983) [1] and Ph.D. (1987) [2] from the University of Washington. As of 2022, she is a professor at Boston College. [3]

Work

Matson is known for writing short fiction, novels and poetry. Her novels include The Hunger Moon, [4] A Trick of Nature, [5] The Tree-Sitter, [6] and Ultraviolet. [7] Her books of poetry have been reviewed by the Harvard Book Review. [8] [9]

Selected publications

  • Matson, Suzanne (1990). Sea level : poems. Cambridge, Mass.: A. James Books. ISBN  0-914086-84-7. OCLC  21973571.
  • Matson, Suzanne (1993). Durable goods : poems. Cambridge, Mass.: Alice James Books. ISBN  1-882295-00-5. OCLC  27811654.
  • Matson, Suzanne (1997-07-17). The Hunger Moon. W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Matson, Suzanne (2018). Ultraviolet. New York. ISBN  978-1-936787-95-1. OCLC  1049803120.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

Honors and awards

In 2012 Matson received a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship. [10] [11]

References

  1. ^ Matson, Suzanne Marie (1983). Night train (Thesis). OCLC  9809621.
  2. ^ Matson, Suzanne (1987). Present tenses in American poetry (Thesis). OCLC  17212609.
  3. ^ "Bio". Suzanne Matson. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ^ Reviews for The Hunger Moon
  5. ^ Review for A Trick of Nature
    • Steinberg, Sybil S. (March 20, 2000). "A Trick of Nature". Publishers Weekly; New York. Vol. 247, no. 12. p. 74 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ Reviews for The Tree-Sitter
  7. ^ Reviews for Ultraviolot
  8. ^ Weiner, Harte (1990). "Review of Sea Level". Harvard Book Review (17/18): 17–18. ISSN  1080-6067. JSTOR  27500132.
  9. ^ Brouwer, Joel (1994). "Review of Durable Goods". Harvard Review (6): 195–197. ISSN  1077-2901. JSTOR  27560101.
  10. ^ "Suzanne Matson". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  11. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (November 19, 2011). "NEA awards grants to local writers - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suzanne Matson
Born1959 (age 64–65)[ citation needed]
Academic background
Education University of Washington (Ph.D 1987)

University of Washington (MA 1983)

Portland State University (BA 1981)
Thesis Present tenses in American poetry (1987)
Website suzannematson.com

Suzanne Marie Matson (born 1959) is an American fiction writer, poet and professor at Boston College.

Education and career

Matson has a B.A. from Portland State University, and an M.A. (1983) [1] and Ph.D. (1987) [2] from the University of Washington. As of 2022, she is a professor at Boston College. [3]

Work

Matson is known for writing short fiction, novels and poetry. Her novels include The Hunger Moon, [4] A Trick of Nature, [5] The Tree-Sitter, [6] and Ultraviolet. [7] Her books of poetry have been reviewed by the Harvard Book Review. [8] [9]

Selected publications

  • Matson, Suzanne (1990). Sea level : poems. Cambridge, Mass.: A. James Books. ISBN  0-914086-84-7. OCLC  21973571.
  • Matson, Suzanne (1993). Durable goods : poems. Cambridge, Mass.: Alice James Books. ISBN  1-882295-00-5. OCLC  27811654.
  • Matson, Suzanne (1997-07-17). The Hunger Moon. W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Matson, Suzanne (2018). Ultraviolet. New York. ISBN  978-1-936787-95-1. OCLC  1049803120.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

Honors and awards

In 2012 Matson received a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship. [10] [11]

References

  1. ^ Matson, Suzanne Marie (1983). Night train (Thesis). OCLC  9809621.
  2. ^ Matson, Suzanne (1987). Present tenses in American poetry (Thesis). OCLC  17212609.
  3. ^ "Bio". Suzanne Matson. 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
  4. ^ Reviews for The Hunger Moon
  5. ^ Review for A Trick of Nature
    • Steinberg, Sybil S. (March 20, 2000). "A Trick of Nature". Publishers Weekly; New York. Vol. 247, no. 12. p. 74 – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ Reviews for The Tree-Sitter
  7. ^ Reviews for Ultraviolot
  8. ^ Weiner, Harte (1990). "Review of Sea Level". Harvard Book Review (17/18): 17–18. ISSN  1080-6067. JSTOR  27500132.
  9. ^ Brouwer, Joel (1994). "Review of Durable Goods". Harvard Review (6): 195–197. ISSN  1077-2901. JSTOR  27560101.
  10. ^ "Suzanne Matson". www.arts.gov. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  11. ^ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (November 19, 2011). "NEA awards grants to local writers - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2022-08-15.

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