About the Author


             
Matthew Lippman's first collection of poetry, The New Year of Yellow, won the Kathryn A. Morton Poetry Prize and is published by Sarabande Books. His book was a finalist for The Paterson Poetry Prize in 2008. Currently he teaches English Literature and Creative Writing at Beaver Country Day School. His poems have appeared widely in such journals as The American Poetry, Tin House, and Seneca Review. He is the recipient of a James Michener/Paul Engle Fellowship and a New York State Foundation on the Arts grant.