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A brief history of Matt...
was selected for inclusion in a local college's literary magazine and that was all it took to get me rolling! Over the years, I've had numerous adult-oriented poems published in various journals and books, but it's my love of children's poetry - writing it and teaching it - that truly motivates me. In 2012, my poem, "Apple Stealing" was nominated by the Young Adult Review Network (YARN) for a prestigious Pushcart Prize; another poem, "Stone-Kicking," was selected for inclusion in the Donald Hall tribute anthology, "Except for Love" (Encircle Pub.); and in 2019 I received the MacGregor Poetry Prize, coordinated by the Derry (NH) Public Library and the Robert Frost Farm board of trustees.
Mills & Kane, 2017), Don't Ask a Dinosaur (POW! Kids, 2018), and Once Upon Another Time (Beaming Books, 2021), you can find my children's poetry in various anthologies like Lee Bennett Hopkins’ School People and Construction People (Wordsong, 2018/2020), J. Patrick Lewis’ The National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry and The Poetry of US (National Geographic Children's Books, 2015/2018) and even 'Highlights for Children' magazine. Find out more about all the books I've been a part of HERE. |
CONTACT: Matt (at) MattForrest (dot) com |
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MEDIA KIT / SCHOOL VISITS I would love to visit your school or library! To read my bio or view my credits, please click HERE for the official Media Kit! To learn more about author visits (live or via Skype), please click HERE for my School Visits page! |
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| "Delicious language" "Ingenious metamorphoses" "A rousing read" STARRED REVIEW from Kirkus NY Public Library’s “100 Best Books for Kids 2017” Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Books Finalist, NH Literary Awards 2019 |
| "Rollicking rhyme!" - Booklist "A wild romp!" - Parenting New Hampshire Magazine 'Summer Reading Pick' "Rhythmic...funny and informative!" - Unleashing Readers "4 out of 5 stars" - Tulsa Book Review |
