Bio
Michelle Matthees is a graduate of the University of Minnesota’s MFA program in Creative Writing. She has received grants and awards from The Jerome Foundation, The Minnesota State Arts Board, The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, AWP, and other arts organizations. “Comp-licated Warding,” her most recent book, was just released in April of 2023. Her first collection of poems, “Flucht,” was published in 2016. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota, with her partner, the prose poet Julie Gard.