Matt Vekakis

Poet

Gainesville, FL
Florida US
Email: 
mvekakis@ufl.edu
Twitter/X: 
@mattvekakis

Author's Bio

Matt Vekakis is an MFA student in poetry at the University of Florida. His recent work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Southern Humanities Review, Atlanta Review, Welter, and Appalachian Review, among others. In 2022, he was named a finalist of Great River Review’s Pink Poetry Prize.

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, Gwendolyn Brooks, Roberto Bolaño, Nikolai Gogol, Audre Lorde, Mark Doty.

More Information

Identifies as: 
Greek American
Born in: 
CT
Connecticut
Raised in: 
CT
Connecticut
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Last update: Apr 04, 2024