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Mattie Fash (she/they)

MFA Candidate in Poetry, Graduate Teaching Assistant

Biography

Mattie Fash is a trans poet and witch native to Illinois. She holds a B.A. in English and Creative Writing from Indiana State University. She's had work appear in Ninth Letternew words press, and Best New Poetry from the Midwest 2019 among others. 

Research Interests

My work is interested in the intersections between witchcraft/folk magic/occultism and transness as an experience of the body and spirit, as well as how the heritage of place informs mystic practices and self-perception.

Courses Taught

RHET 105: Writing and Research

CW 106: Poetry Workshop I

CW 200: Reading for Writers