Matthew Shenoda

Somewhere Else by Matthew Shenoda
Matthew Shenoda is a Coptic poet and educator, devoted to using art for social change. His poems and writings have appeared in a variety of newspapers, journals, radio programs and anthologies. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and his work has been supported by the California Arts Council and the Lannan Foundation. His debut collection of poems, Somewhere Else, with an Introduction by Sonia Sanchez (Coffee House Press, 2005), was named one of 2005's debut books of the year by Poets & Writers magazine and is the winner of the 2007 Hala Maksoud Award for Emerging Voice, as well as a 2006 American Book Award. He latest collection, Seasons of Lotus, Seasons of Bone, will be published in 2009 by BOA Editions. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Mills College and on the Faculty of the MFA Program at Goddard College.

Posted on December 27, 2005 5:35 AM