Matthew Lipp­man is the author of 7 poet­ry col­lec­tions. His col­lec­tion Mes­mer­iz­ing­ly Sad­ly Beau­ti­ful (2020) was the recip­i­ent of the 2018 Levis Prize. He lives in Boston where he teach­es Eng­lish Lit­er­a­ture and Cre­ative Writing.