Matthew John Phillips

Matthew John Phillips

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BSR Contributor Since April 5, 2020

Matthew John Phillips (he/him pronouns) is a writer and editor working in Philadelphia, PA.

Matthew John Phillips is a writer and editor working in Philadelphia, PA. He is a cultural critic who writes on the intersections of culture, food, and history. He completed his PhD from Rutgers University in 2018, where he studied Victorian literature and imperial history. In his free time, he enjoys cooking, and he has been a practicing vegan/vegetarian since 2010. He can be reached at his personal website and on Twitter.

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In their latest poetry collection, Kayleb Rae Candrili explores the joyful possibilities of trans embodiment. (Image courtesy of Copper Canyon Press.)

‘Water I Won’t Touch’ by Kayleb Rae Candrilli

Liberation in the trans experience
Kayleb Rae Candrilli’s newest poetry collection, ‘Water I Won’t Touch,’ explores what it means to live amidst crisis—ecological crisis, addiction crisis, and the crisis of endemic transphobia. Matthew John Phillips reviews.
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Matthew John Phillips

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Xandria Phillips’s debut collection won the Lambda Literary Award for Trans Poetry. (Image courtesy of Nightboat books.)

‘Hull’ by Xandria Phillips

The American version of me
Xandria Phillips’s debut poetry collection, ‘Hull,’ explores longing, history, emancipation and resistance, and the stakes of precarious living. Matthew John Phillips reviews.
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Matthew John Phillips

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When the world shrinks, we can explore: a view from ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.’ (Image courtesy of Nintendo.)

In the pandemic, these video games keep us connected to life—and each other

Gaming in quarantine
While the COVID-19 pandemic has many of us mired at home, video-gaming has seen a massive surge. Even folks who have never tried it have plenty of reasons to give it a shot. Matthew John Phillips has tips.
Matthew John Phillips

Matthew John Phillips

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