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Matthew Feeney

Matthew Feeney is a writer and poet who has won awards from PEN America and the League of Minnesota Poets. Feeney's writing has appeared in journals and anthologies, including The Analog Sea Review, The Pinyon Review, and Evening Street Review. Three of his poems were performed live at the 2019 World Voices Festival in New York City. Feeney is incarcerated in Minnesota.

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Posted inEssays & Memoirs

When Shakespeare Came to My Prison

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney May 10, 2023May 5, 2023
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Posted inPoetry

Speck of Sand

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney July 25, 2022July 23, 2022
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Posted inPoetry

Humanity in Prison

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney July 13, 2022July 4, 2022
An atlas sits open on a table in a dark library.
Posted inPoetry

The Great Escape

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney June 27, 2022June 22, 2022
A tent is pitched among trees for a summer camping trip.
Posted inPoetry

Summer Camping

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney June 6, 2022June 6, 2022
The scales of justice and gavel in front a row of legal books.
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Inside Minnesota’s Contested Sex Offender Program

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney May 24, 2022July 18, 2022
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Wayward Children

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney May 3, 2022May 2, 2022
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I Didn’t Even Try

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney February 16, 2022February 25, 2022
Posted inPoetry

Prison’s Virtual Reality

Matthew Feeney head shot by Matthew Feeney August 13, 2021February 25, 2022
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