Matthew is a Jamaican award-winning author and poet

Matthew’s work explores subject matters including adolescence, race, nationhood, and mental health.

His work has been featured in Arc Poetry, Westwind Poetry, Indolent Books, Pinhole Poetry, and more. Matthew was the 2022-2023 Student Writer in Residence at Western University where he graduated with a B.A. in Arts and Humanities and English Literature.

Born and raised in Jamaica, Matthew now resides in Toronto, Canada on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Mississauga of the Credit First Nations, and the Wendake-Nionwentsio peoples.