Matthew Sweney (USA)

He translates from modern Czech poetry. For many years, Matthew taught American literature at Palacký University in Olomouc, and he now teaches at the University of Graz (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz). He contributes to a number of international literary journals and co-organizes the Olomouc literary festival Ostrovy bez hranic (Islands Without Borders) and the inter-university cultural project Irský týden (Irish Week).