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Matthew F. Tierney (born November 9, 1970) is aCanadian poet.[1]
Tierney was born inKitchener,Ontario. After originally studying in the sciences and dabbling in the theatre, Tierney received aB.A. inEnglish from theUniversity of Toronto and anM.A. in Creative Writing from theUniversity of New Brunswick. Since then, Tierney has published poems in several literary journals throughout Canada andIreland.
Tierney was awarded the 2006 K.M. Hunter Artist Award for literature. Tierney also won both 1st place and 2nd place inThis Magazine's 2005 Great Literary Hunt and first place inMaisonneuve magazine's 2006 literary competition.
Tierney is the author of the full collectionsThe Hayflick Limit,Full Speed Through the Morning Dark,Probably Inevitable,Midday at the Super-Kamiokande,Lossless, the chapbookTrans-Mongolian Express, and the thesis novellaMerely Players.
The Hayflick Limit was nominated for the 2010Trillium Book Award for English Poetry.[2] Tierney won the award for his third full collection,Probably Inevitable.[3]
His 2018 collectionMidday at the Super-Kamiokande was shortlisted for the 2019ReLit Award for poetry.[4]
Tierney lives inToronto with his wife, Charmaine Lau Tierney and their son, August.
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