Matt Rasmussen

Matt Rasmussen is an American poet, and a founder of poetry publishing house Birds LLC. He was born in International Falls, Minnesota. He obtained degrees from Emerson College and Gustavus Adolphus College, where he teaches.[1]

Black Aperture, his first book, which is primarily concerned with his brother's suicide,[2][3] was a 2013 National Book Award finalist and 2014 Minnesota Book Awards winner.

Works

Poetry
  • Fingergun (2006), chapbook. Kitchen Press.[1]
  • Black Aperture (2013). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0807150863

Awards and honors

References
  1. Matt Rasmussen, poets.org.
  2. Klein, Michael. "Brothers Who Got Lost: Black Aperture by Matt Rasmussen and Flies by Michael Dickman". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. Lund, Elizabeth. "Finalists for the National Book Award in poetry". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "Past Winners and Finalists: 2014". Minnesota Book Awards. The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library. Retrieved 26 December 2016.


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