Matthew started writing with poetry in nineteen sixty-eight, keeping handy notebooks of series of poems. In college nineteen seventy-five, he had poems published in the annual literary magazine; subsequently having some poems published in a booklet, Pacific Coast Highway. Graduating with an AA degree in n(nineteen seventy-nine, he continued writing including poetry of which some were published in anthology, American Poetry Association with various authors, e.g., Poetry Fest. He has continued his writing and includes poetry developed over the years.