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Blog: Matthew Hittinger Topics:Poetry
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Pear Slip Commentary on Ekphrasis: Poetry Inspired by Art
I received a nice email today from Therese Broderick who maintains the blogEkphrasis: Poetry Inspired by Art; she offered some nice commentary on Pear Slip (I love attentive, thoughtful readers!). Here’s a preview: When you see the phrase “still life,” what … Continue reading
Finalist for the 2008 New Issues Poetry Prize
Now that the winner has been announced I think it’s safe to reveal I was one of 29 finalists for the 2008 New Issues Poetry Prize from New Issues Poetry & Prose. This is the first contest placement for my … Continue reading
Pear Slip Praise
A happy discovery. Someone included Pear Slip on an Amazon.com top nine list: “Favorites of a Self-Taught Literary Snob”. This is what they have to say: “This book is a great gift for someone who enjoys poetry, but doesn’t have the … Continue reading
“the heart strobed superimposed” part 2
Here is a preview of “the heart strobed superimposed” recorded at the second screening of the film on Friday April 25th at the Brandeis/Hartt Collaborative Concert in the New Wing of the Hartford Art School.
Always a Bridesmaid…
Another surprise in the mail today: found out I was a semi-finalist for the 2008 Walt Whitman Award. This would be my second time as a semi-finalist, though the letter doesn’t specify for which manuscript I submitted, so it may … Continue reading
Specular Reflection a Semi-finalist
Just a quick note that a new project I’ve been working on, Specular Reflection, inspired by my travels to Jamaica last year, was named a Semi-finalist for the 2008 Tupelo Press Snowbound Chapbook Award. Not bad for its first time out.