Matthew Thorburn’s new book of poems is “String” (Louisiana State University Press, 2023). He’s also the author of seven previous collections of poetry, including “The Grace of Distance” (LSU Press, 2019), a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize, and “Dear Almost” (LSU Press, 2016), which received the Lascaux Prize. His work has been recognized with a Witter Bynner Fellowship from the Library of Congress, as well as fellowships from the Bronx and New Jersey arts councils. Originally from Michigan and for many years a New Yorker, he lives with his family near Princeton, N.J.

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