Matthew Frazier wrote his first poem while doing the dishes in 1993. As a kid, he studied with Joyce Garvin in Oradell, NJ then later with Marvin Bell at the University of Iowa. His mother taught high school grammar.

He lives in New Paltz, NY with his wife Kimberly, a Puli, two cats, and two birds, frequently commuting to the office in Jersey City for his job in Special Operations.