Matthew Buxton is a queer writer originally from Salt Lake City living in Chicago. He holds an MFA in Poetry from the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writers' Program. Raised Mormon, his writing often interrogates tradition (whether religious, political, familial, or poetic) by navigating the surreal and camp.

His work appears or is forthcoming in The Kenyon Review, Copper Nickel, The Iowa Review, Chicago Review, Bat City Review, RHINO Poetry, New Delta Review, Tupelo Press, The Spectacle, &Change, Court Green, Frozen Sea, which nominated him for a Pushcart Prize, and others. His writing has been recognized by the Fine Arts Work Center, the Vermont Studio Center, the McCormack Writing Center, and more. He is represented by Tyler Monson at Sterling Lord Literistic.