Matt Vekakis

Poet

Providence, RI
Rhode Island US
Email: 
mvekakis@gmail.com
Twitter/X: 
@mattvekakis

Author's Bio

Matt Vekakis is a recent graduate of the MFA program in poetry at the University of Florida and currently teaches at Bryant University and Johnson & Wales University in Rhode Island. His recent work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Southern Humanities Review, Great River Review, and Appalachian Review, among others.

Education: 
University of Florida MFA

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Appalachian Review
,
Apricity Magazine
,
Atlanta Review
,
Cathexis Northwest Press
,
Coffee People Zine
,
Great River Review
,
Inklette
,
Lunch Ticket
,
Meat for Tea: The Valley Review
,
Oxford Magazine
,
Peregrine
,
Prairie Schooner
,
Reunion: The Dallas Review
,
Santa Clara Review
,
South Florida Poetry Journal
,
Southern Humanities Review
,
Tule Review
,
Up the Staircase Quarterly
,
Waccamaw Journal
,
Welter
,
West Trade Review
Prizes won: 

2022 Pink Poetry Prize Finalist

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Etheridge Knight, C.P. Cavafy, Roberto Bolaño, Bertrand Russell, Willa Cather, Peter Matthiessen.

More Information

Identifies as: 
Greek American
Born in: 
CT
Connecticut
Raised in: 
CT
Connecticut
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Last update: Jul 13, 2024