Author: Matthew Caley

Matthew Caley's debut Thirst [Slow Dancer, 1999] was nominated for The Forward Prize for best 1st collection. It was followed by The Scene of My Former Triumph [Wrecking Ball, 2005]; Apparently [Bloodaxe, 2010] and his 'lost second collection' Professor Glass [Donut, 2011]. He's read everywhere from The National Portrait Gallery to Wayne-Hollway Smith's salons, The Gypsy Hill Tavern, The Novi Sad International Poetry Festival, Prague's Alchemy, for Paris Lit Up; at The Globe Theatre to The Morden Tower, Newcastle upon Tyne and on BBC Radio 3's The Verb. His 5th collection Rake is just out from Bloodaxe http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/rake-1110 and he's launching it at many readings and festivals: http://www.bloodaxebooks.com/events?articleid=539