Matthew Gavin Frank
| Matthew Gavin Frank | |
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| Born |
November 25, 1976 Chicago, IL |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Creative nonfiction, lyric essay, poetry |
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Matthew Gavin Frank (born 1976) is an American writer, specializing in creative nonfiction, the lyric essay, literary food and travel writing, and poetry.
Life
Matthew Gavin Frank grew up in Illinois, before graduating from Arizona State University with an MFA.[1]
He has previously taught at Grand Valley State University[2] and continues to teach in the English department at Northern Michigan University,[3] where he is also the Nonfiction and Hybrid Editor of the literary journal Passages North.[4][5]
His nonfiction books include, The Mad Feast (2015), Preparing the Ghost (2014), Pot Farm (2012), and Barolo (2010).[6] Frank's books of poetry include, The Morrow Plots (2013), Warranty in Zulu (2010), and Sagittarius Agitprop (2009).
Frank’s work has appeared in numerous magazines, including The New Republic, Conjunctions, The Iowa Review, Gulf Coast, The Kenyon Review, Salon,[7] and Gastronomica and has been anthologized in The Best Travel Writing, Best Food Writing, and Creative Nonfiction: The Best of Brevity.
Bibliography
- Aardvark, West Town Press, 2007
- Four Hours to Mpumalanga. Pudding House Publications. 2008. ISBN 978-1-58998-692-3.
- Sagittarius Agitprop, Black Lawrence Press / Dzanc Books, 2009, ISBN 9781934703557 [8]
- Barolo. U of Nebraska Press. 1 April 2010. pp. 5–. ISBN 0-8032-2830-9.
- Warranty in Zulu, Barrow Street Press, 2010, ISBN 9780981987637
- Pot Farm. U of Nebraska Press. 1 March 2012. ISBN 0-8032-4014-7. [9][10][11]
- The Morrow Plots, Black Lawrence Press / Dzanc Books, 2013, ISBN 9781937854270
- Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer. Liveright. 7 July 2014. ISBN 978-0-87140-289-9. [12]
- The Mad Feast: An Ecstatic Tour Through America's Food. Liveright. 27 October 2015. ISBN 9781631490736.
References
- ↑ Noll, Michael (July 2014). "An Interview with Matthew Gavin Frank". Read to Write Stories. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "Matthew Gavin Frank". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "Matthew G. Frank". Northern Michigan University.
- ↑ "Passages North Masthead". Passages North.
- ↑ Giraldi, William (3 July 2014). "Book Review: Preparing the Ghost by Matthew Gavin Frank". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Earley, Mindy (30 April 2010). "Local Author Matthew Gavin Frank Chats About His New Book Barolo". Michigan Live.
- ↑ "The origin of an appetizer: A look at the creation of calamari". Salon. Aug 30, 2014.
- ↑ Osborn, Alice. "Sagittarius Agitprop review". The Pedestal Magazine.
- ↑ Lingan, John (2 April 2012). "Kind Buds by John Lingan". Los Angeles Review of Books.
Heart of Dankness and Pot Farm present two very different examples of civilians wading into the legally murky, phenomenally profitable marijuana industry. The former is a globetrotting, journalistic trip through the nerdier echelons of marijuana development, while the latter is a lyrical, present-tense memoir that barely strays from its Edenic setting.
- ↑ "Pot Farm Review". Kirkus. 19 December 2011.
- ↑ McCabe, Vinton Rafe. "Pot Farm". new york journal of books. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ Mooallem, Jon (11 July 2014). "Into the Deep". New York Times.
That makes “Preparing the Ghost” unsatisfying at times, but also alluring. It’s hard to imagine a better book about not entirely understanding giant squids.
External links
- Official Website
- "Matthew Gavin Frank: The TNB Self-Interview". The Nervous Breakdown. 5 March 2013.
- Potts, Rolf. "Interview with Matthew Gavin Frank". Rolf Potts' Vagabonding.
- "Matthew Gavin Frank discusses Warranty In Zulu and other projects". s[r]blog. 13 October 2010.
- "What Matthew Gavin Frank Knows". Inside Higher Ed. February 22, 2012.