Matt Rasmussen

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.^[1]

Black Aperture, his first book, which is primarily concerned with his brother's suicide,^[2][3] was a 2013 National Book Award finalist and 2014 Minnesota Book Awards winner.

Works

Poetry

• Fingergun (2006), chapbook. Kitchen Press.^[1]
• Black Aperture (2013). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. ISBN 978-0807150863

Awards and honors

• Walt Whitman Award, 2012^[1]
• National Book Award Finalist, 2013^[3]
• Minnesota Book Awards, 2014^[4]