William Matthews (poet)
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| Born | William Matthews November 11, 1942 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Died | November 12, 1997 New York |
| Occupation | American poet and essayist |
| Genre | poetry |
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| Children | sons Sebastian Matthews and Bill Matthews |
William Matthews (November 11, 1942 – November 12, 1997) was an American poet and essayist.
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Matthews attended Berkshire School and later earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University as well as a master's from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition to serving as a Writer-in-Residence at Boston's Emerson College, Matthews held various academic positions at institutions including Cornell University, the University of Washington at Seattle, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the University of Iowa. He served as president of Associated Writing Programs and of the Poetry Society of America. At the time of his death he was a professor of English and director of the creative writing program at City College of New York A reading series has been named for him at City College of New York. His sons are Sebastian Matthews and Bill Matthews.
During his 27 years as an author, Matthews received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1980, Matthews was the poet in residence at The Frost Place in Franconia, New Hampshire, and in 1997 he was a recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.
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