Matthew Dickman is the author of Wonderland (Norton, 2018) as well as the collections All-American Poem, 50 American Plays (cowritten with his twin brother, Michael Dickman), Mayakovsky’s Revolver, Wish You Were Here, 24 HOURS, and Brother (cowritten with Michael). He is the recipient of the May Sarton Award from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Kate Tufts Award from Claremont College. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his partner, the poet Julia Tillinghast, and their two sons.


Photograph by Josh Tillinghast.

Reading His Poetry

Audio Readings

“Slow Dance” (00:14 preview)

Summoning the sweep and intimacy of Whitman, a quick Twain-like humor, and other graceful touches from a host of literary forebears, Matthew Dickman speaks with an encompassing American voice all his own. He read for us at the Seattle Narrative Night, October 2008, and he enchanted the audience with the brio, love, and smarts in his poems. The readings offered here will carry you away.

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