Matt Rasmussen is an American poet, and a founder of poetry publishing house Birds LLC. He was born in International Falls, Minnesota. He obtained degrees from Emerson College and Gustavus Adolphus College, where he teaches.
Black Aperture, his first book, which is primarily concerned with his brother's suicide, was a 2013 National Book Award finalist and 2014 Minnesota Book Awards winner.
Works
Poetry
Fingergun (2006), chapbook. Kitchen Press. Black Aperture (2013). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press.
Awards and honors
Walt Whitman Award, 2012
National Book Award Finalist, 2013
Minnesota Book Awards, 2014
References
External links
Matt Rasmussen's personal website
Birds LLC website
Profile at the Poetry Foundation website
Profile at the National Book Foundation website
Year of birth missing (living people) American male poets Living people
