Matt Cook's work has been published in literary journals including Cream City Review and in major poetry anthologies including Aloud: Voices from the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, winner of the 1994 American Book Award. His performance of his poem "Science..." was included in the PBS documentary The United States of Poetry as well as on the CD of the same title, released by Mercury Records. Cook also read his poem "James Joyce" on National Public Radio's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. His writing has been critically acclaimed in diverse print media including Parnassus: Poetry Review, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal and many other publications.