Matthew Hittinger
Matthew Hittinger | |
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| Born | June 1, 1978 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States of America |
| Occupation | Poet, Corporate Executive |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, MFA Muhlenberg College, BA |
| Genre | Poetry, Essay |
| Notable works | Pear Slip, Skin Shift |
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Matthew Hittinger (born June 1, 1978) is an American poet and printmaker.
Biography
[edit]Matthew Hittinger was born and raised in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, not far from the grave of H.D., and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Art History and English from Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 2000, and his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2004.[1]
He is the author of the poetry collections The Masque of Marilyn, The Erotic Postulate, and Skin Shift which earned him a 2012 Debut Poet nod from Poets & Writers Magazine,.[2] Matthew's newest book, Thought * Frost * Voodoo came out in 2024. Hittinger is also the author of several chapbooks including Pear Slip and Platos de Sal. Shortlisted for the National Poetry Series, the New Issues Poetry Prize, and twice for the Walt Whitman Award, Matthew's honors include a Hopwood Award[3] and The Helen S. and John Wagner Prize from the University of Michigan,[4] the Kay Deeter Award from the journal Fine Madness.
His work has appeared on Verse Daily and in over fifty journals including American Letters & Commentary, Barn Owl Review, Center, Crazyhorse, DIAGRAM,[5][6] Dusie, Michigan Quarterly Review[7],[8] Phoebe,[9] StepAway Magazine and elsewhere, including a feature in Blue Fifth Review, the cover feature for the December 2008 MiPOesias, and in many anthologies including Best New Poets 2005, Ganymede (literary journal)|Ganymede Poets, One, Villanelles, Divining Divas: 100 Gay Poets on the Women Who Inspire Them, A Face to Meet the Faces: An Anthology of Contemporary Persona Poems, The Rumpus Original Poetry Anthology, and Love Rise Up: Poems of Social Justice, Protest and Hope.[10] Hittinger's work has also been featured by the preeminent American poetry organization, The Academy of American Poets.[11]
A collaborative artist, Hittinger has worked on a number of projects with artists in other disciplines, including the Canadian painter Kristy Gordon, the American painter Judith Peck, Chicago-based composer Randall West, and New York City-based composer John Glover. Glover's art song setting of Hittinger's poem "8:46 A.M., Five Years Later" was included in the Five Boroughs Music Festival's Five Borough Songbook (2012).
Hittinger is married to photographer and educator Michael Ernest Sweet.[12]
Publications
[edit]- Pear Slip. Spire, 2007. ISBN 9781934828007.
- Narcissus Resists. Goss183, 2009.
- Platos de Sal. Seven Kitchens, 2009.
- Skin Shift. Sibling Rivalry, 2012. ISBN 9781937420147.
- The Erotic Postulate. Sibling Rivalry, 2014. ISBN 9781937420772.
- The Masque of Marilyn. Goss183, 2017. ISBN 9781546552826.
- Thought * Frost * Voodoo. Small Harbor Publishing, 2024. ISBN 9781957248325.
References
[edit]- ^ "NY Daily News Feature "Circe in Astoria: Matthew Hittinger Finds the Classical in Contemporary New York"". New York Daily News. April 27, 2012.
- ^ "The Flame and Shine: Our Eighth Annual Look at Debut Poets". Poets & Writers Magazine. December 12, 2012.
- ^ "Hopwood Alumni & Winners". University of Michigan Hopwood Awards. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "The Hopwood Awards Enduring Legacy". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Samson In Reverse". Diagram. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Poems X3". Diagram. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "H.D. In Prismatic Ecstasy". Michigan Quarterly Review. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Two Ones Remain Two Ones". Michigan Quarterly Review. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Issue 38.1 Table of Contents". Phoebe Magazine. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Poets & Writers Biography Listing". Poets & Writers Magazine. Retrieved June 14, 2009.
- ^ "I am Not a Myth". Academy of American Poets.
- ^ "Creative Couples: Interview with Michael Sweet & Matthew Hittinger (p. 34-37)" (PDF). Poets & Artists Magazine.
External links
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 Matthew Hittinger, The Poet and the Poem 2017-18 Series |
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