MATT PASCA

MATT PASCA (he/they) is the author of A Thousand Doors (2011 Pushcart nominee), Raven Wire (2017 Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist), and work appearing in more than 60 publications. As a NYS Teacher of Excellence, Pasca has taught high school seniors since 1997 and college students at Adelphi University since 2024. Pasca co-hosts a monthly poetry series, Friday Night Fire, and was named Long Island Poet of the Year by the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association in 2022. His new manuscript, Bahá’i Boy, was recently a Trio House Press Louise Bogan Award finalist. www.mattpasca.com @mrpasca (IG)