A new portrait by Didi Menendez
Didi had a poet painting marathon last weekend and did a new portrait of me:
Author: Matthew
Line tamer.
Gregory Woods Reviews Ganymede Poets, One for Chroma
Gregory Woods, author of the critical study Articulate Flesh: Male Homoeroticism and Modern Poetry (a well-worn copy of which sits by my desk) has reviewed the anthology Ganymede Poets, One for Chroma: A Queer Literary and Arts Journal. Woods highlights some of our work: So what impresses me here, before we even begin on the content, is the Read More …
New Review of Platos de Sal at berniE-zine
Stumbled upon this new review of Platos de Sal in the October-November edition at berniE-zine. Here’s a preview: A finely-crafted story in verse that deftly explores the subtle ways in which we reveal ourselves to, or hide ourselves from, those we love. Go check it out!
Montreal, Part Five
And here we are, at the end of my trip already. Five days was too short. I must really take longer vacations. That Monday was Canadian Thanksgiving and American Columbus Day and my last day in Montreal. The city felt empty, especially when Michael took me up to the roof of his building so I Read More …
Montreal, Part Four
After that very romantic evening on Mount Royal, we spent Sunday morning lazing around and enjoying the view from Michael’s apartment and balcony, eventually going out for some Indian brunch at Le Taj and then hitting up the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. There was this huge John William Waterhouse exhibit going on with that Read More …
Montreal, Part Three
Saturday was slow going after being out so late, but we dragged ourselves out to meet up with Michael’s friend Vani who we convinced to accompany us on a long walk that eventually took us through the Old Port. But first, some sculpture. Here is a sculpture of a hand on Michael’s coffee table: Michael Read More …
Montreal, Part Two
Friday I woke to rain and the news that Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Don’t get me wrong, I like Obama, and I understand why they gave it to him not for what he’s accomplished (other than not being Bush) but for what he wants to accomplish. Still, it struck me as a Read More …
Montreal, Part One
I arrived at Penn Station early. My travel anxiety seems to grow ever more intense the older I get, which continues to baffle me. Once I’m in motion, I’m fine, but that irrational fear of missing a bus or a train or a plane throws my stomach into chaos. The one thing that seems to Read More …
Project Verse Finale
Back in August I agreed to fill in for Project Verse weekly judge Dana Guthrie Martin to help judge the final round. The judges–Dustin Brookshire, Beth Gylys, me and the two guest judges, Denise Duhamel and Shaindel Beers–evaluated the work of the finalists, Kathi Morrison-Taylor and Emily Van Duyne, and we now have a winner. Read More …
Read Write Poem Celebrity Poet
I’ve provided the “Celebrity Poet” prompt for the month of October over at Read Write Poem. It’s called “The Poetics of the Mash-Up” and uses two of my unpublished poems “Skin Game” and “The Alchemists Dissolve and Coagulate” to illustrate the concept. Go check it out!