caption birth_place nationality birth_date genre article_title name occupation
matthew savoca philadelphia , pennsylvania american 1982 literary fiction matthew savoca
 matthew savoca writer
matthew savoca

matthew savoca -lrb- born june 16 , 1982 -rrb- is an american novelist , poet , and short story writer from philadelphia , pennsylvania .
he is the author of the poem `` long love poem with descriptive title '' , the collection of poems `` morocco '' , and the novel `` i do n't know i said '' , which the philadelphia review of books said `` reads like a 21st century hemingway . ''
his new book of stories `` why i hate nature '' , which will be published in 2014 by holler presents , is said to be an autobiographical account of his regular every day stories from life up until age 30 .
savoca currently lives in both new york and pennsylvania where he works as a carpenter by trade .
