Hi, I’m Matthew.

I was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Then I moved away and studied various artsy things in Athens, Baltimore, and D.C.

Now I live Carrboro, North Carolina with my wife, the writer Joanna Pearson, and our two ridiculous daughters. We also have a dog, whom you can see in the photo to the right. Her name is Echo.

These days I write poems and stories and make a podcast called SLEERICKETS and a companion podcast called the SECRET SHOW.

I’m the Poetry Editor of Literary Matters and the Prose Editor of Tar River Poetry. I also do some teaching and manuscript consultation and freelance writing.

You can find me on Chess.com and Lichess.org. You can also write me at sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com.

Thanks for reading this.