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Michael and Matthew Dickman

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The Resume

    (August 20, 1975- )
    Born in Portland, Oregon
    Identical twin poets
    Michael wrote 'The End of the West' (2009)
    Matthew wrote 'All-American Poem,' winner of the American Poetry Review/Honickman First Book Prize (2008)

Why they might be annoying:

    They resemble the twisted twin gynecologists from David Cronenberg's 'Dead Ringers' (1988).
    They have the same nickname for each other: Pig.
    They vandalized their neighborhood with graffiti when teenagers.
    Their publisher fears they’ll be seen as a 'circus act' rather than serious poets.
    Michael enjoys shooting at trees with semi-automatics.
    Matthew once necked with Allen Ginsberg (and said it was like 'kissing a mushy orange.')

Why they might not be annoying:

    When their mother learned she was carrying twins, she said she would only take one home.
    They grew up in a gang and drug-plagued neighborhood.
    They were (not surprisingly) much teased over their last name as children.
    They had small roles as twin psychics in the Steven Spielberg film 'Minority Report' (2002).
    They have very distinct writing styles: Michael is understated, Matthew more flamboyant.
    Both pay their rent with unglamorous food-service jobs.

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 68.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 76 Votes: 52.63% Annoying