Adrian was born in Nuremberg, Germany and grew up in California and Indiana. His poetry is known for its exploration of identity and cultural history.
Work
Work
Books of Poetry
Map to the Stars (Penguin, 2017)
The Big Smoke (Penguin, 2013)
Mixology (Penguin, 2009)
The Devil's Garden (Alice James Books, 2003)
Awards/Honors
2019 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship, New York / New England Award, National Poetry Series Award, National Book Award Finalist, Lannan Writing Residency Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, Lannan Literary Fellowship
Education
Education
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Poetry, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
B.A., English Literature and Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington
In the News
In the News
Adrian Matejka named first Black editor of ‘Poetry’
