Matt Vekakis

Poet

Providence, RI
Rhode Island US
Email: 
mattvekakis@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 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, 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: Sep 27, 2024