Adrian Matejka

Short Biography

Adrian Matejka (born in Nuremberg, Germany) is an African-American poet. His most recent book is Mixology (Penguin, 2009). He graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with an MFA. He is a Cave Canem Workshop fellow. His work has appeared in literary journals and magazines including American Poetry Review, Callaloo, Crab Orchard Review, Gulf Coast, Indiana Review, Prairie Schooner, and in anthologies including From the Fishouse (Persea Books, 2009). He teaches literature and creative writing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and serves as Poetry Editor of Sou'wester literary journal. He lives in Edwardsville, Illinois with his wife, poet Stacey Lynn Brown, and their daughter.