{"product_id":"wunderkammer","title":"Wunderkammer","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew James Friday\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer and teacher from England. He has an BA in Scriptwriting for Film and Television from Bournemouth University (UK) and an MA in Creative Writing from Goldsmith College, University of London. Matthew currently works as a grade-school teacher in an Oregon public school. He spent four years teaching in a public school in London and then moved to Germany to work in an international school, where he met his American wife, Jill. They then worked in China, Germany again and Switzerland. Matthew is also a professional storyteller for children. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003eAs a poet, Matthew has had many poems published in US and international journals from all over the world. His chapbooks are \u003ci\u003eThe Residents\u003c\/i\u003e (Finishing Line Press, 2024), \u003ci\u003eThe Be-All and the End-All \u003c\/i\u003e(Bottlecap Press, 2024), and \u003ci\u003eStrange Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e (Bottlecap Press, 2025). This book is his first full-length collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003eSince arriving in the US, at the height of the COVID pandemic, Matthew has become a father, ran half-marathons, bought a home, and learned to drive a car for the first time. He now lives with his wife and daughter in Bend, Oregon. The US feels like home now, especially as he has now achieved his dream of being a published poet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; background: white; mso-highlight: white;\"\u003eMore of his writing can be found at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/matthewfriday.weebly.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: windowtext; background: white; mso-highlight: white; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"\u003ematthewfriday.weebly.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 146 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (March 4, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GSX3VS4N\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKindle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52983189209272,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/mfriday_front.jpg?v=1773116097","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/wunderkammer","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}