Matthew A. Hamilton is an MFA candidate at Fairfield University and a poetry reader for Mason's Road and Drunken Boat. Prior to graduate school, he served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia (2006-2008) and the Philippines (2008-2010). He is also a former Legislative Assistant in Washington, DC, and a Benedictine Monk. Hamilton's poetry can be found in Atticus Review, Boston Literary Magazine, The Istanbul Literary Review, and other venues. His chapbook, The Land of the Four Rivers, is published by Cervena Barva Press. [Read]